Macbook pro late 2014 won't power 2 displays

using a thunderbolt  lead
and a hdmi
anyone else having this issue ?
or is it once again another apple product just doesn't work properly ?

Just guessing, but the flashing light may be an indicater that your RAM is bad or not being seen.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2341?viewlocale=en_US
Try reseating the RAM. If it's third-party RAM and you still have the original Apple RAM, try the Apple RAM. If your computer doesn't see any RAM, it won't start.
Chances are your hard drive and data are OK since you can hear the drive spin up.
Here is another article which may be of help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1365
Whenever you get back up and running, buy an external drive and make a backup and keep it up to date. Otherwise you are at risk of losing everything if your drive does fail.
Good luck!

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