Yeah, so they can defer the problem until out of warantee... like they have done with every single other defect in the past.
Some people catch on to this fact and kick up a fuss in store when there is a newer model available without the defect, if you are lucky they will cave and replace it with a new model instead of a new old broken model. At least, this used to work about 10 years ago with the first significant defect on intel based models (GPU failures), I haven't bothered with Apple since, not worth it.
> The program covers eligible MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models for 4 years after the first retail sale of the unit.
i.e. we get cover for a further three years, assuming your keyboard broke in year one (which AFAICT is equivalent to saying "you regularly use your mac")
For what it's worth I waited until they supposedly fixed the sticky keys issue, and got the new model last year. And within a few weeks my keys were stickingi anyway. Just going to leave that extra i in the last sentence for effect...
Some people catch on to this fact and kick up a fuss in store when there is a newer model available without the defect, if you are lucky they will cave and replace it with a new model instead of a new old broken model. At least, this used to work about 10 years ago with the first significant defect on intel based models (GPU failures), I haven't bothered with Apple since, not worth it.