[slantyyz]

It's not a big story, but it's not quite insignificant.

Do you read the manual when you buy a monitor?

They're all pretty much the same and work out of the box, especially an Apple monitor. I can see a lot of people just setting up the monitor and tossing the manual. When they see the cloth, all they think is "cool, free cloth".

Also, you have to educate anyone who would think to clean or touch the monitor screen in your absence, like cleaning staff, significant others, your kids, visiting relatives, or whatnot.

[derision]

If I buy a $5k monitor I'm going to read the manual. Not doing so would be negligent.

[slantyyz]

I'm of the view is that if it's an Apple monitor, there's probably nothing you need to do to it other than plug it in and power it on. The color calibration out of the box will probably be near perfect, and all the controls will make perfect sense (which can't be said of all monitor makers).

Unless there's a huge warning sticker on the plastic that usually comes over the screen, I wouldn't even think that there was special care required.

Of course, that's assuming I'm setting up the monitor myself. In an office environment, it might not be set up by the actual user, and the user might not be given the manual or know about any special care requirements.

[derision]

Sounds like a you problem. If anyone is spending thousands of dollars on a single item and doesn't take the time to review the usage manual that's their own problem.

[slantyyz]

Maybe, maybe not.

The only reason why this special cloth even made the headlines and why it's a hot topic for discussion is because it is considered an outlier from a care perspective.