Refurbished has NEVER "by definition" been the same as NEW. I am an Apple fan , but Apple and you, SpamSandwich, are full of yourselves. Almost 25,000 posts supports my statement. Let's leave Moses and others out of this stupid thread.....
If my AppleCare+ device has broken within the dates in the warranty just give me a NEW device. I bought a NEW Device not a "refurbished" device. This is a stupid thread. Hope they win their lawsuit. Dumb.....