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Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables th... by thescriptkiddie on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @09:11PM (#10511178)
Interesting. I bought an anker wall charger that blew up the second I plugged it in, and an anker car charger that is so noisy it kills FM reception when it's plugged in. I had assumed that they were just another shenzen shit factory at that point. Maybe both items were fakes?
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Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables th... by DiabloD3 on Thursday November 05, 2015 @12:41AM (#10511823)
Anker has had problems with fakes.

Unless you bought it through Amazon using the links off Anker's website, it's probably a fake.

Though, if it's any consolation to Anker, scammers only counterfeit the best.

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Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables th... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday November 05, 2015 @10:29AM (#10513828)
Its only a pity that most scammers do a poor job. If someone made a better counterfeit, then the problem is much smaller. I'd be glad to pay less for better!
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Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables th... by michaelcampbell on Thursday November 05, 2015 @10:28AM (#10513818)
> scammers only counterfeit the best.

They counterfeit anything they can make money from, but "the best" is generally a go-to market for sure.

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