In post #30, the date they are referring to is in the brackets after "Macbook Pro".
The line under the OS version number.
This identifies the model type (or subtype). The retailer or reseller is irrelevant.
The original story is perhaps misleading by talking about "sold between" dates, when according to Apple it is one particular model "MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)"
The point I was trying to make, was that it is possible to have purchased that model after February 2017 - in fact there could be one still floating around in its box right now.
They should have just run with the model name - and even then, only some serial numbers are affected.
So.... my question still stands: At check-in, unless you go through all the steps described by Apple (see below), in front of the check-in agent, no one actually knows if you have a WMD disguised as a computer or not! And on board? If you are using you MacBook on an airline that allows non-affected Macs, how do you prove it?
"First check to see which 15-inch MacBook Pro you have. Choose About This Mac from the Apple menu in the upper-left corner of your screen. Confirm your model is "MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)." If you have that model, enter your computer's serial number below to see if it is eligible for this program."
Keen to hear some real-life examples of this being enforced.