Grasping? Nah, just returning what you started. If someone wants to risk their $500 phone to save a few bucks based on someone whose first post on this thread calls people who disagree with him, names, that's their decision.
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You need to get a thicker skin it wasn't an insult, just an analogy.
My point is before people start calling doom and gloom, they should really have justification for saying so. Maybe some stories they've seen/heard of this happening, anything more than 'don't do it.' I have used unofficial chargers in the past without issue.
Also, these things are just microusb. I'm not an electrical engineer but we're talking 5v or so. I just don't see how it can ruin the phone/battery - surely we would have heard of this happening before (either with unofficial chargers or battery cases)?
Because we're dealing with lightning now? Unofficial lightning cables are hugely popular as well and I haven't heard of any issues with those either (using a few myself).