Joe Rossignol at Mac Rumors:
Apple has issued an internal notice about a new Quality Program that addresses anti-reflective coating issues on MacBook and MacBook Pro models with Retina displays. These issues include the anti-reflective coating on displays wearing off or delaminating under certain circumstances.
Go check out the photos at Mac Rumors. My old 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro had this problem, and it was super annoying very quickly, even though the damage to my display was restricted to the top-left corner.
I was uncertain if Apple would cover it under the machine’s AppleCare warranty, but they did. The Genius Bar replaced the display clamshell assembly without any fuss at all.
This program isn’t listed on the company’s support site, but Rossignol goes on:
Apple will replace affected Retina displays at no cost for MacBook or MacBook Pro models with Retina displays within three years from the date of original purchase, or one year from October 16, 2015, whichever is longer. Affected customers that have already incurred out-of-warranty costs may be eligible for a refund through AppleCare support.
Affected customers can book an appointment with a Genius Bar or visit an Apple Authorized Service Provider to determine if their MacBook is eligible for coverage. Apple will not be posting the new Quality Program publicly on its support website, but should contact some potentially affected customers directly, according to sources.
Clearly, Apple doesn’t think this is a widespread issue, but I sure wish they’d publish information like this. Apple simply can’t know where all these machines are, and how to get in touch with all customers with the issue.