I will not only request a refund, but I will sell my iMac, Mac Mini, iPhone, Airport Extreme, etc., and make a point of boycotting Apple. In addition, I will make a point of sharing my experience with everyone I know. I tend to be the "tech guy" in my social circle, and I suspect that if I am able to influence even half the amount of people I normally do, Apple will lose a lot of customers. Since when is it asking too much to spend $2500+ on a new laptop, and get a "new laptop".
I'm sorry but your own little personal vendetta won't even be a blip. It sucks that you had problems, but the sell everything, and launch a little personal smear is just silly. I'm sure most of your circle will roll their eyes and move on.