My 6 months old iMac 24" won't be fixed by Apple?  What to do now?

Hi all
From the previous conversations I had with very supportive people on this board. Thank you very much for all the information. My topic was banned right after so this time I hope it is ok.
To clarify certain things. I used to live in New Zealand and now I am back in Thailand where I am from so I brought the iMac back with me.
I just talked to Apple Thailand and they said they contacted Apple Australia or Singapores and both won't fix it because they said my iMac was considered as accident or cosmetic matter which is not part of the Apple warranty. I was surprised to hear that because I never drop my iMac and never touch anything inside anyway !!!
I said how would I want to use my iMac under the sunlight I use air con all the time when I use it anyway.
They said there were several cases like mine and none has got it repaired in Thailand. So I am disappointed.
I eventually got a chance to talk to Apple PR from Singapore (Apple Thailand asked me to talk to them because they are not good at speaking English) and the PR said to me "I am not comfortable to allow this iMac to be fixed because it is considered as accident or cosmetic damage" Umm so I do not know what to do now !!! Anyone has any ideas how can I fix this ?
Message was edited by: Kittychan

Hello,
*"I said how would I want to use my iMac under the sunlight"*
Information here relating to sun on a computer. http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7138634 and here: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1080052.html
I can't see how it could ever be a good idea to use a computer that's sitting in direct sunlight.
Carolyn

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