Macbook pro Dust behind LCD- is it a common issue ?

Hello… I am a little bit embarassed. I haver a very nice and perfect MBP 15,4" Glossy…
It recently developed a haze gray cloud behind the display… It was an imperfection which developed into a nuissance, since i am a graphics designer and I definitely need a good picture and a perfect screen for working. All went well… I got the display changed 3 weeks ago.
Yesterday I realized that the new display has issues too… It seems like real dust particles are now placed behind the LCD screen. I am not working in dusty environments or something like that.
Is is that Apple Screens aren't sealed anymore that way they were before. I used to use a powerbook 17" for 2 years… in the same way and in the same enviroments… and never had any issue with that. What could be the cause for that? Cheaper production? Lacking QA?
And it seems that only MBP's are affected… I have already searched forums everywhere… and until now iI have found only MBP users who complained on that issue.

I've had dust buildup on the bottom of my screen since May of this year but it never really bothered me enough to do anything about it. Then in September I went to the Apple Store and just asked one of the Geniuses there (without my computer) what might be causing it and what I should do. His response was "oh just get a can of compressed air and blow it out." Which I finally did yesterday, and now all the dust (and hair) that was at the bottom of my screen is now all across the middle of my screen.
So I went to the Apple Store (different one) today and asked what could be done, they said they'd replace it but it would cost $300 because I didn't have Apple Care. Then I was told that I couldn't purchase it because my computer was 14 months old.
Now normally I'm fine with paying for problematic things, but the fact that I wouldn't have had as major a problem if I DIDN'T listen to the 1st Genius' advice. And then if Apple actually made it a point of saying that "Applecare cannot be purchased after 1 year" (the only mention is buried in the FAQ, not even the warranty PDF). Or even if they would accept the fact that the screen is moderately defective for allowing the dust to get in in the first place.
But all those things add up to quite possibly the most frustrating experience with Apple I've ever had. Because if they had just told me in the first place (don't know it with air, get applecare earlier) I wouldn't be writing this now.

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