When HN users recommended it
2 HN users recommended this between 2016 and 2018, in 2 comments.
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Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
2 HN users recommended this between 2016 and 2018, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Sometimes it is very easy to tell but Amazon will ship it to customers anyway. Imagine you are looking for a "85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter" for a MacBook Pro at Amazon.com. First link after search for "apple power adapter for macbook pro" goes to:
https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MagSafe-Adapter-MacBook-Display...
Now read this review (verified purchase):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RNA9AYHGA5JG0/ref...
There's quite a few bits of trademark infringement, but they're not calling themselves Chromecasts in the title nor the manufacturer field.
When I think "counterfeit", I think listings like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008ALAAV0/
Manufacturer: Apple. Title: Apple. Reviews: "arrived broken", "opened it up and it was fake", "Apple said it was a fake", etc.