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		neotek on Aug 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Is Locking iPhone Batteries to Discourage Re... There's nothing ambiguous about it at all, they are indisputably not original components even if they adhere perfectly to the original spec.

AnthonyMouse on Aug 9, 2019 [–]

That's what I mean by using the same word in different contexts. Think AuthenticAMD rather than GenuineIntel. You have someone manufacturing components they're not claiming are Apple components, then they're original -- not original Apple, original That Other Company.

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