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That's not entirely true. More often than not, the only troubleshooting step the "Apple Certified Professionals" there offer is to buy a new Mac.
And you can trade in your existing one for a couple hundred bucks off a new purchase
Isn't that a good deal?
Lol, no. A good majority of the time the issue is something simple like a loose or broken ribbon cable that would cost $3 in parts and $50 in labour (if you're being generous with the time).
This practice of the "Genus" bar people telling a customer that they need a whole board replacement that would cost $2000 and saying it's cheaper to get a whole new computer is well documented.
https://youtu.be/o2_SZ4tfLns
I was joking of course. I know about all of Apple's exploits all too well
Ah, ok. Well, Poe's law