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what is the issue? one criterion seems reasonable, the other is not.

>>“On Apple's official Lightning cable, there are two chips: One authenticates that the cable is made by Apple, while the other acts as a fuse that isolates damage to the charger.<<

iPhone users warned using XwXrXoXnXgX Non-Apple USB-C cable could destroy device for good

Like Microsoft before them, Apple insists on a version of 'Embrace, Extend, Extinguish' to destroy world-wide standards. If an everyday USB-C cable won't work on an Apple device, the Apple device must be non-standard.