AutigerMark

It's not a $350 case.  It's a $350 keyboard and trackpad.  It's also only one year old.

Respectfully, it is a keyboard/case/stand - manufactured to fit precise dimensions, close to specific thickness, and with magnets tuned to hold a specific weight.

Sorry but I don’t think a person can reasonably expect a fitment-specific accessory designed to for generation A to also fit generation B.  Doesn’t matter how expensive it is.

When I buy a case for an iPhone it’s with the understanding that it’s (likely) only going to 100% fit the iPhone I’m buying.

Yuck.  That’s not an improvement.

Is this a joke?  Honestly how often do you sign you name on an iPhone?  Could maybe see people spending $50 on something like this that’s just gonna end up sitting in a drawer but $250?   You could buy a decent phone for that $$$.

mknelson said:

AutigerMark said:

Not the full story.  They will very likely find that the cable was damaged prior to the fire - a pet chewed through the insulation, partially broken etc.

The part of the cable shown in the article looks pretty intact. I think it looks too intact to be the fire source - perhaps a bit of a split on the right side of the thicker part of the cable? The insulation looks like it has picked up soot from the fire, but not burned itself.

Anybody else thinking a vape pen might be involved? 

I agree but several feet of the cable is not shown and that could be where the prior damage occurred.

I had a genuine apple cable just “quit working” one day and upon inspection my cat had chewed through around the mid point and completely exposed bare wires.

Just one possibility among many.  Like others said it could also be a low quality knock off cable/charger.