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I wonder if this means you can now buy an Apple charger/cable/whatever without a 50/50 shot of a commingled counterfeit. Can we get this for all brands please?

Scoundreller 8y ago
Just buy the mFI ones.
- reaperducer 8y ago
  For those of us not up on the nuances of Amazon's supply chain, please explain how that stops a counterfeiter from slapping an mFI sticker on a counterfeit box.
  - morpheuskafka 8y ago
    If Trump actually cared about protecting America, he would be sending more resources towards the CBP officers who inspect and seize counterfeit products instead of security theater at the border.
  - giarc 8y ago
    I just stick to buying Amazon Basics or from the Anker store.
    - covercash 8y ago
      I’ve replaced all of my family’s iOS chargers and cables with Anker — far more durable than Apple’s! I still mostly stick with Apple products when it comes to notebook power, especially for the 15” MBP.
      - cronix 8y ago
        And my cats don't chew on the Anker cables. For some reason, it seems a lot of cats just love to chew on Apple branded cords - specifically. I guess they smell/taste good to them. I've worked in electronics a good part of my life and have hundreds of all sorts of different types of cables, but the cats ONLY seem to love Apples cords for some reason. I have to warn guests when they whip out their chargers lol.
      - therein 8y ago
        Fun fact -- back when I worked at Apple as a Software Engineer, we used Anker cables. Not on occasion either, primarily. In fact, our team time after time received a huge shipments of Anker cables (think 1000-2000 cables in their retail boxes)
        ksec 8y ago
        So internally Apple knew their cables wasn't as good as Anker?
        therein 8y ago
        At least among their software engineers, very much so. If Anker got a cent for each time a cable of theirs got plugged into an iPhone prototype that never left the HQ, they'd still be a huge company.
        ksec 8y ago
        Isn't that the biggest failure of Apple? I think the original Anker Powerline cable were good, but not great. The Powerline II was perfect. And it was only a small changes in material and design, it doesn't even break. ( The Powerline has slightly longer "tail" at the end of the plug so it doesn't take as much strain ) If Apple Engineers are not using its own Apple products than there is something very wrong.
    - Scoundreller 8y ago
      Which are the top non-ad results when I search for mFI iPhone cable. Not sure if it’s even possible to commingle with AmazonBasics inventory
      - Fej 8y ago
        Amazon's house brands cannot be commingled with.
AmVess 8y ago
I order direct from Apple. They get it to me faster than Amazon can, and no worries about it lobotomizing my hardware.
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Scoundreller 8y ago

Just buy the mFI ones.

reaperducer 8y ago
For those of us not up on the nuances of Amazon's supply chain, please explain how that stops a counterfeiter from slapping an mFI sticker on a counterfeit box.
- morpheuskafka 8y ago
  If Trump actually cared about protecting America, he would be sending more resources towards the CBP officers who inspect and seize counterfeit products instead of security theater at the border.
- giarc 8y ago
  I just stick to buying Amazon Basics or from the Anker store.
  - covercash 8y ago
    I’ve replaced all of my family’s iOS chargers and cables with Anker — far more durable than Apple’s! I still mostly stick with Apple products when it comes to notebook power, especially for the 15” MBP.
    - cronix 8y ago
      And my cats don't chew on the Anker cables. For some reason, it seems a lot of cats just love to chew on Apple branded cords - specifically. I guess they smell/taste good to them. I've worked in electronics a good part of my life and have hundreds of all sorts of different types of cables, but the cats ONLY seem to love Apples cords for some reason. I have to warn guests when they whip out their chargers lol.
    - therein 8y ago
      Fun fact -- back when I worked at Apple as a Software Engineer, we used Anker cables. Not on occasion either, primarily. In fact, our team time after time received a huge shipments of Anker cables (think 1000-2000 cables in their retail boxes)
      - ksec 8y ago
        So internally Apple knew their cables wasn't as good as Anker?
        therein 8y ago
        At least among their software engineers, very much so. If Anker got a cent for each time a cable of theirs got plugged into an iPhone prototype that never left the HQ, they'd still be a huge company.
        ksec 8y ago
        Isn't that the biggest failure of Apple? I think the original Anker Powerline cable were good, but not great. The Powerline II was perfect. And it was only a small changes in material and design, it doesn't even break. ( The Powerline has slightly longer "tail" at the end of the plug so it doesn't take as much strain ) If Apple Engineers are not using its own Apple products than there is something very wrong.
  - Scoundreller 8y ago
    Which are the top non-ad results when I search for mFI iPhone cable. Not sure if it’s even possible to commingle with AmazonBasics inventory
    - Fej 8y ago
      Amazon's house brands cannot be commingled with.

AmVess 8y ago

I order direct from Apple. They get it to me faster than Amazon can, and no worries about it lobotomizing my hardware.

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