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Re:Simplo batteries breaking MacBook logic boards? by varispeed on Saturday December 12, 2020 @12:57PM (#25400090)
What stops a company to setup a shop somewhere in Asia to develop cheap knock offs of their own chargers that would cause problems like fires, to ensure customers would never buy a knock off?
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Re:Simplo batteries breaking MacBook logic boards? by dan1234 on Saturday December 12, 2020 @01:12PM (#25400202)
Probably the PR firestorm that would occur when the knock off company is traced back to them.
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Re:Simplo batteries breaking MacBook logic boards? by varispeed on Saturday December 12, 2020 @02:09PM (#25400607)
So far I have not heard of such thing - does it mean it's actually working quite well?
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