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And it became an issue immediately or was it only an issue in the last 2-3 years as bad actors found and exploited holes in the system?
by ctvo 8y ago
And it became an issue immediately or was it only an issue in the last 2-3 years as bad actors found and exploited holes in the system?
- tyingq 8y agoIt was an issue from the outset. By 2016, Apple was claiming 90% of Apple chargers on Amazon were fake. If there's truth to that, it was way past being an "issue" then. I'd consider 5% fakes of a popular product to be a serious issue. Edit: I'll concede that it's been a serious PR problem for Amazon only in the last 3 years. It's been a problem for brands, sellers, and buyers for much longer, and Amazon has known about it for more than a decade.
- ikeboy 8y agoApple claimed that 90% of the ones they bought were fake. They didn't claim theirs were statistically representative of the ones on the marketplace. I've seen plenty of false Apple claims regarding Amazon and I've talked to people who sued Apple and won. There's also a famous case (search hard 2 find accessories) that sued Apple and lost because the judge basically said Apple had immunity under the 1st amendment to make claims even without vetting them. I think this is wrong but it's tough to go up against Apple in court.