Apple's move to offer free keyboard replacements on MacBooks and prioritization on repairs amounts to some insurance for customers' collective piece of mind.

IF YOUR MacBook keyboard in on the blink, you may well be owed a new one free of charge. Apple has begrudgingly set up a programme to replace the faulty tools after a flood of users complaints. Her… ...

Apple introduced a redesigned MacBook Pro in late 2016 featuring a "butterfly" keyboard mechanism, which aims to provide "more responsive and comfortable typing," Apple said at the time.

Mid 2012 MacBook Pro and its top case with battery via iFixit A top case is the aluminum enclosure that houses the keyboard, trackpad, and speaker grilles on a MacBook Pro.

The repair program covers MacBook and MacBook Pro models from 2015 to 2017. However, it would appear that Apple will not be fixing the issue by replacing a faulty keyboard with their new design.

The petition was created by Matthew Taylor and calls for Apple to recall every MacBook Pro released since late 2016 and replace the keyboards with a new and redesigned approach.