I blew through three screens on Apple's original 15" Aluminum G4 Powerbooks, which were prone to a design flaw that caused huge, distracting white blobs to appear on the screen. Apple insisted that there was no such design flaw and offered no official replacement beyond their warranty service (which replaced bad displays with new bad displays with the same flaws!).
Finally, Apple has admitted to shipping a lemon, and has extended the warranty period for people who want to get their bum displays replaced:
Users have been complaining about the issue since last fall, launching online petitions and other efforts designed to get the Mac maker to address the problem.
In October, Apple said people with the problem should contact its AppleCare service, but the company had been handling problems case by case under its standard warranty. In December the company posted more information to its support Web site, an Apple representative said.
"Last year we advised customers whose 15-inch PowerBook G4 displays exhibited faint white spots to contact AppleCare," Apple said in a statement. "To ensure that our customers are well taken care of, we are extending the repair period on these systems to two years from the original date of purchase."
(Thanks, Riana!)
