Why is that exceedingly unlikely? All the display units were probably from the same manufacturing batch, and may have even been among the earliest manufactured (which could have an effect on defect rates).
As I see it this seems to be a massive issue Apple does not have under control. I mean, if it were a problem with a bad batch, why was my replacement screen also affected?
I can only work with what I have access to. And what I have access to makes the situation look very dire indeed.
It's obviously a problem. The question is whether you're overestimating the chance of a single person receiving a defective unit, a defective replacement, and seeing defective units at an Apple store. Considering how many people go to Apple stores and buy the computers, even an extremely low defect rate could explain your experience.
Oh, man. That old bullshit again. Beyond a certain point that just doesn’t work. If you think about it. Also seeing how my experience is shared with many other people who also received defect units and saw several defect units in different Apple Stores.
The employees in the Apple Store know about the issue even before I arrived, the Apple Care guy I talked to knew about the issue before I brought it up (there is just no word yet from higher up) … this is very likely a big fucking deal. Antennagate shit, only this time with an actual defect.
I've got a perfectly good retina screen, and I looked at all the screens in my local apple store, and they are all good.
Thus all Retina screens are fine, and any defects must be a minor problem.
Alternatively I could realise that my local store make up a tiny % of the global market and I can't make generalisations without a more substantial sample.
I get you aren't happy you got a bad screen. But the sky isn't falling.
Again, if there are any defects, the problem is real. My concern, which I think you have confirmed, is that your misunderstanding statistics led you to wrongly conclude from your personal experiences that the defect rate is higher than it may actually be.
I agree with arrrg. I don't believe it's a bad batch issue at all. I bet I could demonstrate the problem to just about anyone who has had a MBPR for at least a month and who has an LG screen (Samsung screens do not seem to have the problem.)
Look, it’s unlikely that this has anything to do with a bad batch. People are still getting defect machines all the time, the week in which they were built don’t seem to play a role.
Yes, this could very easily be a coincidence and not at all representative of the defect manifestation rates.