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Just another stark reminder that no matter how good a corporation is, they're still a corporation that cannot be trusted to do the right thing.

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[–] doublah@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 day ago

Here is Valve’s answer to The Verge, as of 5PM ET: “We just confirmed with iFixit that they plan to have batteries back in stock by next week.”

“iFixit will be getting the same OEM parts sourced through Valve’s partners that they always have,” spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle tells me.

(Source)

There's no need for spin when the whole thing was just a miscommunication that got overblown.