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I think the iPod / iPhone chargers that caused fires was a concern.

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If a company isn't worried about fallout from negligently designed mains equipment, they certainly aren't worried about patent lawlers.

[protomyth]

If I remember right, and it started with golf clubs of all things, patents give you a way to stop the import of these items. I figure Apple patents everything anyway.