Certain buyers of MacBooks made by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) between 2015 and 2019, equipped with the so-called “butterfly keyboards”, would be able to continue the process against the technology giant, which received collective action status.
What happened: The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court in California, covers those who purchased MacBooks with a butterfly keyboard in New York, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Washington and Michigan.
The keyboard is named after a stainless steel key under the key, which resembles butterfly wings. The keyboards allowed the keys to move slowly.
The plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, first observed in The Verge, claimed that “the low-stroke design of the butterfly mechanism makes keys subject to failure when minimal amounts of dust or debris enter the sensitive area below the key.”
The collective filing covers customers who purchased a MacBook between 2015 and 2017, a Macbook Pro between 2016 and 2019 or a MacBook Air between 2018 and 2019.
Why it matters: The plaintiffs allege that Apple had known for years that their butterfly switches were defective and refer to an Apple executive who wrote pointing to the keyboard, “[n]It doesn’t matter how much lipstick you try to put on that pig. . . it’s still ugly. “
The butterfly keyboard is no longer used on any Mac products in the current line of Apple computers. The allegedly defective keyboard was discontinued in 2019.
The company led by Tim Cook tried to close the case in 2019, but failed. The lawsuit was first opened in 2018, 9to5Mac reported.
Cook will likely testify in another test related to the company’s App Store policies in a test involving “Fortnite” maker Epic Games.
Last year, the tech giant based in Cupertino, California, settled a $ 500 million lawsuit over allegations that it deliberately delayed old models of iPhones.
Price action: Apple shares closed nearly 2.8% up on $ 123.39 on Monday and fell 0.17% on the floor.
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