Microsoft to replace Surface Pro 4 units with flickering screens after complaints starts piling up

Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Image: Microsoft[/caption]The faulty devices qualified for replacement should be up to three years from the time of original purchase, Microsoft Support said in a blog post late Friday."We will ship you a replacement device as soon as you return your existing device. Typically, it will take 5-8 business days for you to receive an exchange device from the date that you ship your current device back to us," the post added.Users that have already paid for a screen-replacement will get a refund.In February, Microsoft had said that it was monitoring the situation.The tech giant has clarified that the replaced devices will be refurbished.