I had heard that floating cork, when installed in the kitchen, should get a coat or two of finish to seal the seams against minor water spills. I haven't heard anything about wear, except instructions that say to re-coat when necessary.

I am about to install floating cork in my wife's exercise room. Since it will get a lot of "traffic" when she works out (6+ hrs/week), I am going to put two coats of Bona Traffic on it after installation, and plan to add 1 more coat in a few years.

I'll be interested to hear how your issues get addressed.

Just because it didn't need a coat when is was installed, that doesn't mean it doesn't need a coat EVER.
Just like a wood floor, a varnished cork floor will need to be recoated periodically, fyi.
It's pointless to hire an inspector because I can almost guarantee that they would fault you for improper maintenance. It's just what they do.
When you first noticed the little dots you could have found a wood floor finisher who could clean the floor, apply white finish to the worn spots and apply two coats of a good quality waterborne finish and make it as good as new. Then you could apply a coat or two every two years. Now the floor may have to be refinished or replaced.
That said, two years seems quick to show that kind of wear. Most of the time I see an abnormally worn floor, there's other factors involved. Do you have good walk off mats at all entry doors? Sweep or vacuum regularly? Is the bottom of the vacuum brush abrasive. Are there any rolling carts or furniture on this floor? Kids? Dogs? People who drag their feet? Wheelchair? Walker?

attofarad,
My issues won't be addressed because I refused the inspection, knowing that the "independent" inspector would blame me. The flooring store didn't volunteer to inspect or replace the problematic tiles, so I won't go back to them.
I'll just use an area mat at the prep area to hide the worn spots and eventually replace with vinyl sheet flooring.

JFCWood,
I am the only person at the kitchen prep area, nowhere near an external entry door. The dogs are elsewhere. The cork is just bad.
Insofar as adding a coat on something, I can only go by what the dealer told me to do (i.e., no coat).

Maybe others can use my experience and not buy APC cork.