Sometimes innovation usually doesn’t give the best results, and when you get a product as an early adopter you have to know that the technology can fail, sometimes the desired quality is met but it can never be ruled out that failures happen. Boils down to a simple warranty policy. That was almost a decade ago MacBook At that time they were releasing the famous butterfly keyboard, which resulted in a monumental failure that users didn’t let go of.
The problem arose with the launch in 2015 MacBook 12-inch, which features the new ‘Butterfly’ keyboard. This keyboard, also included in the Pro 13 and 15 models released in 2016, proved to be problematic in several ways. A single dusting can affect your system, causing double presses, stuck or unrecognized keys and requires extreme caution. Because of this, users filed a class-action lawsuit that Apple eventually acknowledged.
The company will distribute approximately $50 million, split as follows:
– $50 For those who had to change some keys.
– $125 For those who have replaced the keyboard once.
– $395 For those who have replaced the keyboard twice.
For his part, there was a deadline to join the lawsuit March 6, 2023And the payment order is formalized June 27, 2024. Apple must repay this debt before closing August 2024 To avoid fines and sanctions from the authorities, below we list the damaged laptop models that will receive money:
– MacBook 12″ (2015)
– MacBook Pro 13″ (2016)
– MacBook Pro 15″ (2016)
Other products such as: iPhone Some costs have to be covered due to overheating or battery failure. And it is certain that in the future they will continue to release merchandise that does not work well at all.
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Author’s Note: That’s the bad thing about buying new products in the first few months, it can work very well or you can be the guinea pig. At least the affected users will be compensated for these details.
