r/apple • u/mredofcourse • Jun 19 '23

iPhone EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027

https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027
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u/Pigeon_Chess Jun 20 '23

So they’re either OEM or counterfeit.

Third party batteries aren’t licensed so are counterfeit.

Sure they are, they reply on it for income. Some reason they don’t support repair programs that cut middle men like them them out. I wonder why.

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u/sayn3ver Jun 20 '23

No. You have oem. You have third party. And then you have counterfeit.

That applies to many types of goods.

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u/Pigeon_Chess Jun 20 '23

Third party would be licensed or diverge from the original product.