I've made a product under the Apple MFi program and let me tell you the people that are making uncertified cables and accessories likely are doing a lot more th

I've made a product under the Apple MFi program and let me tell you the people that are making uncertified cables and accessories likely are doing a lot more than "not paying the license fee to Apple." Unless you are in China bribing someone to sell you stolen IP I can't imagine how you would produce a knock off cable. The lighting connectors and auth chips are really tightly controlled. Plus, it's doubtful that any of the rigorous certification testing takes place on these knockoffs and the spec is really easy to get wrong. So yeah, I've got no sympathy for this guy at all.