Iphone5 faulty power on/off switch

I'm having trouble with my iphone 5 power on/off switch. The problem started about 10 months after purchase, but I thought it was a problem with the 3rd party case not the phone. Problem is now much worse, & after buying new case, I discovered the problem is actually a faulty power switch on the phone. Apple declines to fix the problem unless I pony up $295, because the phone is now 2 months out of warranty period. So much for ecouraging customer loyalty.
Looking on the internet, it seems this problem affects many other iphone 5's, & may be a design flaw. I'm trying to determine how prevalent this problem is, and if this is the same switch device that failed in-mass on the iphone 4, for which I am told there were more than 5 million failures. Do I have any other recourse at Apple, or do I just have to throw the phone away, and start buying phones from another vendor?
Thanks!

Just read an article that they will be replacing switches if you have an affected home. Check phone serial through apple site.
Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/technology/apple-will-replace-faulty-switches- on-iphone-5.html?partner=yahoofinance

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