> Apple said the agreement with Amazon was designed to limit the number of counterfeits sold online. Previously, the company was spending a lot of money and eff

> Apple said the agreement with Amazon was designed to limit the number of counterfeits sold online. Previously, the company was spending a lot of money and effort to send hundreds of thousands of 'take-down' notices to stop the sale of counterfeited devices, it said. At least from my experience with Amazon, I can absolutely believe there's a lot of counterfeits of almost anything, and that Amazon selling the product themselves in partnership with the manufacturer is a great way to avoid counterfeits. Who are these third-party sellers of new iPhones? Where and how are they getting them for cheaper, if they aren't counterfeit? Do we really need government to support and protect their business?