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>”The issue is that many of these companies operate in a grey area because they are forced to purchase replacement parts from third parties in Shenzhen, China”
by intopieces 7y ago
>”The issue is that many of these companies operate in a grey area because they are forced to purchase replacement parts from third parties in Shenzhen, China”
What is the grey area, here?
- detaro 7y agoBuying parts that "got lost" from the official supply chain at some point, are knock-offs of unknown quality or legality (where patents etc apply), ... Lots of parts in such devices that aren't standard components that you can just buy from the maker or an intended distributor. Recycled parts might be legally clean, but how do you know that's what the parts you're buying are?