Comment by fastball

There are no quips in my comments – you might be projecting a bit. There is only one person in this conversation using inflammatory/snarky language and providing little substance.

Your claims are entirely up for debate, as they are wrong. The chip in the battery (for power management) is not cryptographically signed with an Apple private key, unlike other parts of the device related to security (e.g. TouchID, FaceID camera, etc). You don't seem to know or understand this, which I think is required for a constructive conversation about Apple's behavior vis-a-vis security and user freedom. If Apple really did want to prevent any non-authentic parts from being used, they could apply this same process (the Secure Enclave refusing to interface with any component not signed by Apple). But they do not. If you have some evidence that this is the case, please link it. You are the one making the positive claim, so it is on you to demonstrate it.