Finally, the story comes to an end? As a reminder, Apple customers who ordered a MacBook between 2015 and 2019 will receive compensation. Apple laptops sold at that time all had the same feature: they were equipped with a butterfly keyboard.
This keyboard has many flaws, so much so that a widespread failure phenomenon was observed on MacBooks with butterfly keyboards. Customers, however, benefited from the firm's support for Apple.
As stated in a previousarticle: “They were able to count on a repair program put in place by Apple in 2018, which covered repairs for all MacBooks released after 2015. The fact is that Apple did not replace defective Butterfly keyboards with another model , but by a new Butterfly keyboard, which risked presenting an anomaly again. »
Finally the end?
In 2018, the injured parties filed a class action lawsuit in court against Apple. After several years of litigation, the plaintiffs won their case. In a letter they received in 2022,Apple promised to compensate them. In early July 2024, the court gave Apple the green light to beginpay those concerned.
“Those who have had the top box replaced twice can receive up to three hundred and ninety-five dollars. Those who changed it only once can receive up to one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and those who only replaced one or more keys on the keyboard will receive a maximum of fifty dollars.
It now seems that users are starting to review their dues, as journalist Michael Burkhardt explains
from 9to5Mac, in a paper published on August 3, 2024:
Personally, I received two checks in the mail today for $395 as part of the keyboard settlement, and I think we'll see more people start receiving payments as the mail is distributed across the country Today. As of yet, there is no sign of payments for people who have requested to receive their payment digitally, although I imagine we will see that happening sometime this week.
Too bad for butterfly keyboards
The company no longer sells this type of keyboard. From now on, all MacBooks have a scissor keyboard. Keyboards with butterfly-shaped mechanisms reduce key travel.This design helps reduce the thickness of the keyboard, making MacBooks thinner and lighter.
