Apple Launches Repair Program For Longstanding 2011 MacBook Pro GPU Problems

AmiMoJo writes: Apple has just launched a MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues to provide out-of-warranty repairs for MacBook Pros and Retina MacBook Pros sold between February of 2011 and December of 2013. Symptoms of affected computers include "distorted or scrambled video on the computer screen," "no video on the computer screen (or external display) even though the computer is on," and unexpected restarts. Some users have been complaining about 2011 MacBook Pro GPU issues since shortly after the systems launched. Those complaints continued for well over three years—outside of the warranty window even if you bought AppleCare, at least if you bought the systems at launch—and were more recently the cause of a class-action lawsuit.

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You're delusional if you think other OEMs are not as sleazy...

Apple is sleazier because they delete important documents that you need from their library if they make them look bad. If you go to Microsoft's site you can find them self-reporting on flaws in products as old as DOS 5.0. They kept the pages up for the use of their customers, who want to be able to figure out if a problem is their fault or the vendor's fault, even well after the software was obsolete. Apple just wants to hide their flaws, and who cares if you have problems? Buy some new hardware, peon.

Now granted, there are other companies just as sleazy as Apple out there. But frankly, the only one which is as popular is Sony.