MBP 2010 graphic problem not registered by Apple

So, this is an ooooooold problem that already has many threads in this board.
Summary:
Graphic glitches randomly happening on several applications such as browsers, iTunes, XCode,...
It happens on an specific model (MBP 2010 with nVidia graphics).
It supposedly only affects OS X Lion, not on Snow Leopard.
I've known on cases on others computers such as iMacs or MacMini so it may be related to an specific nVidia graphic card.
The thing is that, not only it has not been fixed by any software update, but it's not registered by Apple as I have called support and they don't think it's a generic problem. Solutions vary from, resetting SMC and PRAM and reinstalling Lion from scratch, but none of them work. Some people were able to have their mpb logic boards replaced but they never came back to tell if it fixed the problem or not.
Some threads of this same issue are:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17369687#17369687
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3291270?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3304494?start=30&tstart=2
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3379398?start=0&tstart=0
But there are far more of these just in this boards.
I have lived with this problem all this time but it's frustrating when you are doing a demonstration to a customer, it happens and only when you explain that you've explained that you've been living with it for so long with a such expensive laptop you know how stupid you've been.
It's sad that Apple is unaware of this and they just give you useless solutions. You feel as if you were trying to scam them or something, and the only choice is to send them your laptop (if you are lucky enough to have it under warranty), be without your computer for a while and cross your fingers that they are able to reproduce the problem or they are able to fix it (because they could replace the logic board and still have the problem).
I'd like to see Apple trying to find a fix for this, if it's a software problem then perfect. If it's hardware related then at least you know it's going to get fixed by sending it to technical support...
Sorry for the wall of text and any grammar mistake you may find as I'm not native english.

Well, the description "computers may intermittently freeze or stop displaying video on the built-in display" does not match with the exactly same problem (as shown in the screenshots) that users report.
I have plenty of these screenshots myself:
Taking the macbook to the service is the obvious next step but since it's hard to reproduce you take the risk of have your macbook returned with the same problem. It's a problem for me to stay away of my laptop 1-2 weeks and I'd like to know that it's going to be fixed for sure.
It's also not happening in Snow Leopard, which leads to think it's a driver's related problem more...

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