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Apple Warns Of Counterfeit Power Adapters and Batteries Following Lawsuit (9to5mac.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @04:50AM from the fake-products dept.

Following a lawsuit revealed back in October in which Apple exposed an issue with a large percentage of fake Apple adapters being marketed as "genuine" online, today the company has posted an official warning to customers. From a report on 9to5Mac: The message, posted on the front page of the company's support webpage, warns customers that counterfeit power adapters and batteries could pose safety issues. The company also offers customers that might have had a recent battery replacement the option to bring in their devices to an Apple Store or authorized service provider to check if the battery is genuine.

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Nonsense by 110010001000 · 2016-12-13 04:53 · Score: 3, Funny

This is nonsense. I buy batteries for my Apple products all the time online and they all work fi
1. Re:Nonsense by 110010001000 · 2016-12-13 05:27 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  It says "Batteries" in the headline. DAMN, you just got OWNED sucka, 1990s style!
Re:Maybe if Apple didn't insist on reaming... by Anonymous Coward · 2016-12-13 05:14 · Score: 4, Funny

... My cat chewed through my power cord ... A new one is $70. ...
$70 for a new cat is WAY too much
Re:Maybe if Apple didn't insist on reaming... by theskipper · 2016-12-13 05:55 · Score: 3, Funny

Agreed. Heck, Apple gave away Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion for free. And not to be outdone, Microsoft recently was begging folks to take their mangy alleycat that kept peeking into everyone's windows.