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Before Apple shows that this issue is resolved: www.staingate.org, any new model is just a waste of money for me.

Its true, this issue needs to be discussed more openly and a lot more people need to know about the problem - because it really does degrade the value, and overall utility, of what could/should be a premium hardware product. I just paid eu2500 for my new rMBP 4 months ago and it already looks like its going moldy ..

Buyer beware!

My best guess (typing this on a screen that has those exact issues) is that the screen is reacting to salt and oil from hands. My previous white macbook had the same (but worse) problem. I think any glossy screen had this problem but maybe I'm completely wrong?

i had this happen on a macbook i used some weird cleaning agent on the screen with; this was maybe 3 or 4 macbook's ago -- since then i'm really picky about what i use to clean the screen, and i haven't had the problem.

obviously it's not definitive, but i suspect cleaning products may be to blame, or blame in a large number of cases.

edit: knock on wood.

Yes this is what Apple says. The fact is that all screens have serious structured patterns imprinted from the keys - independent on the cleaning method.

When you say picky what do you use? Shouldn't you just use water?

Yeah, mostly just water. My (now ex) officemate had something else he was using for a while without problems, so I used that sometimes, too.

Having worked my way through an engineering degree as a lab manager for an optical lab, this looks like what happens to an A/R (anti-reflective) coating when harsh cleaning chemicals are used (Windex, etc...).

On mine, I would just use a water-dampened, clean, soft towel if I need to clean my screen. And by clean towel, I mean clean. I don't even set it on the counter as it can pick up particulate matter. And by soft, I mean never a paper towel. Ever.

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