Eamonn

The article above doesn't reflect my experience at all with AppleCare, and definitely don't drop it on concrete as AppleCare doesn't cover accidental damage
as is stated in the Apple communication below. 

My MacBook was still covered under the AppleCare warranty and I sent it into Apple to sort out the exact same issue this guy below had been having with screen discolouration and spots. 
https://gregsamborski.com/macbook-pro-led-screen-discoloration-spots-15-2017-touch-bar/

The case had some cosmetic damage that wasn't affecting anything and I was completely happy to live with but see below the reply from AppleCare and judge for yourself.