Will they still sell MBP 2017 with the faulty keyboard?

[Sopo87]

After seein what Apple has released today, I am up for buying a basic MBP 2017 13" with no TB. I was wondering if the models that are going to be on the stores from now on will have any kind of non-announced improvement on their keyboards, since MBP 2018 seems to have this issue solved.

It wouldn't make sense to keep selling a laptop with a faulty keyboard.

What do you think?

 

[Schranke]

I would not expect them to. I think apple have a fairly realistic idea of how widespread the problem is. and if they had come up with a solution we would have been told more about it with the 2018 models. For now I guess apple will see and hope that the more "silent" design also lowers the failure rate to a point were it seems fixed in the general public

 

[Harmonious Zen]

I would not expect them to. I think apple have a fairly realistic idea of how widespread the problem is. and if they had come up with a solution we would have been told more about it with the 2018 models. For now I guess apple will see and hope that the more "silent" design also lowers the failure rate to a point were it seems fixed in the general public

I disagree. Publicly they're not even admitting it's a problem, only saying that the issue affects a very small number of people. They can't make a huge distinction otherwise everything currently on store shelves can't be sold.

 

[Schranke]

Publicly they're not even admitting it's a problem, only saying that the issue affects a very small number of people.

It might be just me, but in apple therms this is a we dropped the ball.
But I do agree that they are not able to make a huge distinction, which would be future admitting mistake

 

[kohlson]

I see from today's announcement that they made tweaks to address a perceived "too noisy" issue. But Apple insists that the faulty keyboard issue affects only a very tiny number of users.

 

[baypharm]

Of course they will. It is less expensive for Apple to replace defective keyboards multiple times than to fully cease production.