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Safety != product quality like the examples you gave. Charger blocks is the one spot Apple doesn’t seem to fuck around because of the outsized brand impact it would have (see Samsung’s exploding batteries).

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Anecdotal, but the only charger block I've ever had explode was from a MacBook. In its favour, it didn't fragment or catch fire. But as it shuffled off its mortal coil, the white plastic casing momentarily shone like the sun. Was pretty dramatic.

Cables, on the other hand... I honestly can't remember seeing any other cable casings disintegrate like Apple's.

Funny thing is Apple internally use Anker cables as they're much more resistent than their own.

It's well known that Apple prioritizes thinness, aesthetics and industrial design over function and reliability which is ironic given how stupid the magic mouse looks when it's charging.[1] How Jonny Ive green-lit that is beyond me.

[1]https://i.stack.imgur.com/WxNgu.jpg

> Funny thing is Apple internally use Anker cables as they're much more resistent than their own.

Source? Sound interesting!

That does sound like an interesting claim & one that doesn't line up with my experience. When I worked there ~6 years ago that certainly wasn't the case. Maybe some groups did but I didn't observe that for the coworkers that sat around me.

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