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Apple to send out class action payment checks to cover MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard settlements, repairs

If you lived through the nightmare of Apple’s butterfly keyboard prior to the company’s conversion to its own chips in 2020, you’ve got a payment coming. Prior to the conversion to Apple Silicon chips and the current hardware, Apple’s butterfly keyboard was so bad that Apple issued a service program in 2018 that covered every […]

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White House policy may push Apple to widen its self-repair program in the near future

The White House on Tuesday stated that Apple is set to widen its support for hardware repair. The news comes courtesy of the US National Economic Council Director, Lael Brainard, in prepared remarks for a White House event on Tuesday night. Citing previous legislation in California and other states, the director said that “whether you […]

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MacBook owners can now claim payouts following butterfly keyboard class action lawsuit

If you own a MacBook Pro with a malfunctioning butterfly keyboard, it’s about time to collect the legal payout from Apple. Back in 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Jose, California, regarding the Butterfly Keyboard in MacBook models introduced between 2015 and 2019. The lawsuit was settled in November […]

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Judge agrees to Apple’s $50 million proposal to settle butterfly keyboard class action lawsuit

If you had trouble with a MacBook Pro featuring a butterfly keyboard, you’re in luck. According to Law360, Apple’s plan to pay $50 million to settle a long running class-action lawsuit over the faulty butterfly keyboard today received preliminary approval from a California federal judge. The payment will include $13.6 million in attorney fees, up […]

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Class action lawsuit over Apple’s butterfly keyboard settled, Apple will pay up to $50 million to affected parties

Sometimes Apple components just aren’t what the company – or its legal department – would like them to be. A class action lawsuit involving customers in seven states, including California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Washington. The settled lawsuit has Apple paying out $50 million to plaintiffs affected by the controversial keyboard design. […]