Thanks. I've been googling and trying to do research on the issue and from what I've seen the most recent postings and articles are from November of last year.
I heard some reports of "no scratches" some of "too many" etc..
Most cases that I saw do at least have a plastic cover for the screen itself so I'll likely get a cheap one that has that first and then maybe move up.
Due to the lack of really recent information I was hoping those in these forums might have more recent information - i.e. if Apple really did do something significant to address this.
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