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Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors by threeseed on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @09:04PM (#18812209)
Did you even read the article you posted ?

Customs seized it. Not Apple.

Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors by x0x0 on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:02AM (#18813187)
Did you?

> Apple is working with the government

And from the source article

>[Apple] will not allow me to replace batteries, because when I import batteries that are original they’ll tell me the they’re counterfeit and have them stolen from by [CBP].

Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors by threeseed on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:33AM (#18813305)
There is no evidence from the article that Apple is working with Customs to block the imports of batteries or any other parts.

Customs in general prevents the importation of counterfeit goods. Which they determine by whether that item has a logo and if it came from a legitimate source.