Last year, Apple introduced new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with a redesigned third-generation butterfly keyboard that was meant to address issues with sticking and non-responsive keys. However, as noted by The Wall Street Journal‘s Joanna Stern, some customers are continuing to experience these issues.
In a statement, an Apple spokesperson acknowledged the issues and apologized:
We are aware that a small number of users are having issues with their third-generation butterfly keyboard and for that we are sorry. The vast majority of Mac notebook customers are having a positive experience with the new keyboard.
Apple added that affected customers should contact the company for support.
Stern wrote her column without using the letters E or R as a clever way of illustrating the problem, with toggle switches to turn each letter back on. Humorously, there are also toggle switches to read the article with double E’s or double T’s, as repeating letters are one symptom of the sticky keys.
In an internal document obtained by MacRumors last year, Apple said the third-generation keyboard has a silicone membrane under the keycaps to "prevent debris from entering the butterfly mechanism." Unfortunately, this measure has only reduced the keyboard issues instead of eliminating them entirely.
This article, "Apple Apologizes Over ‘Small Number’ of Users Who Continue to Have Issues With Third-Generation MacBook Keyboards" first appeared on MacRumors.com
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