Comment Re:No it releases updated for hardware (Score 1) 575
They have you wipe the device clean and reinstall the OS from scratch.
Flat out false.
First they do some basic diagnostics, then they tell you to return to an Apple Store if possible, or they'll arrange to have it shipped if the store is too far away, depending on your warranty, that may mean you pay for shipping.
I've had 3 hardware failures in the last 14 years (I switched when OSX 10.0 became available to the public), none of them required me to 'wipe the device clean', as that wasn't the problem. My latest 'failure' was simply that my display was one of the Retinas' that ghosted slightly if you left the display static
They also replaced a main board in an older laptop due to water damage and a one because I dropped it with a USB device plugged in and it landed on the USB device. Obvious hardware problems require no OS reinstall.