Comment by YeBanKo

My cynical take is:

1. Many of SawStop’s patents either expired or about to expire.

2. Bosch already has a similar tech but was prohibited to sell their saws with it in the US. I think soon all the patents that were basis for this ruling going to expire.

3. SawStop already by acquired by TTS(same company that owns Festool). They may have plans to integrate it in their line up somehow and safety tech becomes less of a differentiator.

And my even more cynical take is that FTC only considered requiring safety tech after a nod from the industry leaders.