How Apple lost $3000 trying to extort extra $4 from a returning customer

Re:How Apple lost $3000 trying to extort extra $4 from a ret... by zimpenfish on Thursday August 06, 2015 @10:05AM (#10016468)

Anecdotes are not data but I've got plenty of mileage from Lightning cables bought from the local Poundland - since they cost £1, I'm more than reasonably sure they're not paying the $4 license fee for MFi.

Sounds more likely that his cheap cable broke (as they do) and just plain didn't work any more.

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Re:How Apple lost $3000 trying to extort extra $4 from a ret... by TooSmugToFail on Thursday August 06, 2015 @10:37AM (#10016717)

Source: http://www.mobileburn.com/22031/news/ios-7-blocks-uncertifie...

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Re:How Apple lost $3000 trying to extort extra $4 from a ret... by zimpenfish on Thursday August 06, 2015 @11:09AM (#10016967)

I've had every Lightning-enabled iPhone (bar the 6+) and iPod since their introduction and I've never experienced this problem with unlicensed cables. But trading anecdata is going to get us nowhere...

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Re:How Apple lost $3000 trying to extort extra $4 from a ret... by TooSmugToFail on Thursday August 06, 2015 @10:32AM (#10016689)

Actually it did not break. It is still in mint condition. I have maybe used it a dozen times.

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