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Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by jhallenworld on Sunday March 20, 2016 @10:43PM (#11325869)
Suppose a DJ using a counterfeit charger bought from a 3rd party seller through Amazon burns down a nightclub, killing 100 people.

Who gets sued in this case? Everyone! At the very least: the DJ, the club owner, the city, Apple, Amazon, 3rd party seller, maybe even UL if they are not aggressively protecting their logo.

Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by nommm-nommm on Monday March 21, 2016 @12:17AM (#11326210)
Why would the DJ get sued? It's not like they knew it was unsafe, these fakes are designed to look real and are advertised as real and readily available [from third party sellers] on Amazon. Most people expect things they buy from major retailers to be safe.
Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by jhallenworld on Monday March 21, 2016 @12:47AM (#11326293)
100 people die? Trust me, everyone's getting sued:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire#Civ...

The DJ should assume his equipment is going to catch fire and be prepared to deal with it. For example, why was flammable material near the power supply?

I'm being a little unfair with this example because nightclubs are particularly dangerous. Even so, how many people here take their electronics to bed? Are you sure the power supply did not get covered with clothes or a blanket?

http://www.nciaa.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=160641&...

Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by hackaflocka on Sunday March 20, 2016 @11:25PM (#11326022)
What if it was a real Apple charger bought from Apple. And it ended up killing 100 people?

The Apple blogger army would be out in force defending Apple in that case.

What do you think? Would Apple be liable?

Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by jhallenworld on Sunday March 20, 2016 @11:44PM (#11326089)
Sure they are still liable. To minimize their liability, their design had better be pretty damn good (close to safest possible).

I would argue that the Apple design also has to be close to the most reliable possible design, since a high failure rate will will encourage people to buy questionable aftermarket devices.

I would also argue that Apple should not try to make a high profit on safety critical devices for the same reason.

Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by rasz_pl on Monday March 21, 2016 @12:44PM (#11329372)
I like how you got down modded by apple fanboys while Apple was forced to recall faulty chargers already :)

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-slammed-o...