Screens on M1 MacBooks ‘Extraordinarily Fragile': Class-Action Suit
Apple markets its M1 MacBooks with defective displays despite introducing the flagship laptops last November with great fanfare about their technical superiority, alleged a complaint (in Pacer) in U.S. District Court in San Francisco that seeks class-action status. The screens…
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are “extraordinarily fragile, cracking, blacking out, or showing magenta, purple and blue lines and squares, or otherwise ceasing to function altogether,” said the complaint. Thousands of users globally “have reported this issue directly to Apple and on Apple sponsored forums,” yet Apple “did not publicly recognize the issue” until Aug. 27, when it blamed the damaged screens on consumers who close their laptops with their keyboard covers still on. “The issues develop on their own without user interference,” countered the complaint. The suit alleges fraudulent concealment, breach of express warranty and other infractions. It was filed Tuesday, but reassigned Thursday to U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria after the first judge, Susan van Keulen, recused herself Wednesday. Apple didn’t comment.