What is more astounding to me is not the fact that it happened, but that apple did nothing about it. Years later they are still selling a broken device, and people are still buying it.
Macbook Pro has been my companion since 2005 and I feel like Apple is doing everything they can to make me switch to Linux. My current, fully loaded 15 inch MB Pro from late 2013 started having serious battery issues and I hope it will survive until redesign is introduced. Although given the recent breakthroughs in Apple product lines I suppose they will drive me even further away from them :-(
Because, even with all current Apple semi-hate, nothing beats usability of OS X. And 2015 MBPs were (are) great.
I used to share same opinion, but Windows 10 is surprisingly good nowadays, I didn't expect it to be so nice to use.
Just for note: I use them both (win and macos).
Tying yourself to a particular software ecosystem turns into a bit of a lottery if it means you're left with exactly one totally broken laptop keyboard option for years and years.
Even ignoring the actual brokenness, using a keyboard with very little key travel is just not everyone's cup of tea.
It really makes me think hard about whether or not I want to take this risk again, not just for laptops but for phones as well.
That said, due to the huge list of issue, I probably would have interrupted the normal design cycle and accelerated the new models. But 20/20.