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		OkayPhysicist 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch i... The company made a billion dollars in profit last year. I doubt Apple was willing to pay anywhere near that amount to hire an employee.

lotsofpulp 4 months ago [–]

They did not earn $1B in profit in the last year. Or 5.

https://companiesmarketcap.com/masimo/earnings/

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/MASI/masimo/net-in...

runako 4 months ago | [–]

Check the ratio of SG&A to R&D spend at MASI. They have money, they just choose not to spend it on engineering.

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