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It could be more nuanced than that. Some Chinese manufacturers have been known to have a "night shift." Which is to say that during the day they produce a manu
by Someone1234 8y ago
It could be more nuanced than that.
Some Chinese manufacturers have been known to have a "night shift." Which is to say that during the day they produce a manufacturer's products, and during the night they produce an off-label or unauthorised version. These phones all had Foxconn labels on them, there was no Apple branding or logos. It is possible they were unauthorized but not "stolen." As I said, it is a nuance, and one I imagine Apple's legal team wouldn't be distracted by.
PS - I am in no way defending anything. Just simply explaining there's other possible explanations for how unauthorised devices exist.
- wmf 8y agoThat doesn't really work for Apple products because they require unique components (like the SoC) that can't be bought anywhere and presumably the inventory is tracked carefully (e.g. 10,000 A12s go into the factory and ~10,000 iPhones go out).
- bpye 8y agoWhat about iPhones that "failed" QC?