Apple`s first ever Retina MacBook Pro is officially obsolete
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Apple will no longer offer any hardware services for this Mac. What you need to know The first-ever MacBook Pro with Retina display is now obsolete. Apple recently updated its support document to reflect this. It means that Apple won`t offer any hardware repairs or services for this device. Apple has made its first-ever Retina MacBook, the mid-2012 MacBook Pro 15-inch, obsolete. As MacRumors reports: As expected, Apple`s first MacBook Pro with a Retina display is now officially classed as `obsolete` worldwide, just over eight years after its release. In a support document, Apple notes that obsolete products are no longer eligible for hardware service, with `no exceptions.` This means that any mid-2012 Retina ‌MacBook Pro‌ 15-inch models still out there that require a battery or other repairs will no longer be accepted by Apple. Apple has a policy of making older products either `vintage` or `obsolete`, offering slightly different support depending on the categor...