The issue of the butterfly keyboard malfunctioning in Apple's new 2015-inch MacBook, which began in 12, has caused controversy in the United States.class action lawsuit, earlier reached a settlement with Apple for $5000 million.
according toReuters News ReportIt is said that Apple is willing to pay $5000 million in compensation for part of the class action lawsuit allegations, thereby reaching a settlement with users participating in the class action lawsuit in California, Florida, New York, Washington, New Jersey, Michigan, and Illinois.
As part of the settlement, Apple will not have to acknowledge the design defects alleged in the class action lawsuit, but must continue to provide free keyboard repair services for the next four years after consumers purchase the phone.
However, after deducting the $1500 million in attorney fees, the actual amount of compensation that consumers participating in the class action lawsuit will receive is not much. Consumers who have replaced their butterfly keyboards several times due to malfunctioning keyboards can receive approximately $395 in compensation, while consumers who replaced their keyboards once can receive approximately $125 in compensation. As for consumers who only replaced malfunctioning keys, they can only receive $50 in compensation.
