I think there’s few comments because I offered a poorly constructed question. My interest in this topic and Masimo was partly past experience consulting at a medical device company and wondering if the marriage of medical devices and consumer electronics could work? Second, once I started receiving investment documents I realized that Masimo was in the middle of very public war between the CEO and a major investor. The battle for the board of directors was taking place in conflicting voting recommendations and disparaging comments sent to all investors. Even those with just a few shares (for curiosity not real investing).
Ultimately, the larger topic is how will the brands we all love and sometimes disappoint us survive and continue to innovate. I don’t see "go it alone" as viable for many, even McIntosh Group is now a conglomerate with Sonus Faber and Sumiko under one roof. No predictions here; just wondering and typing 
