[_Simon]

The sheer volume of these type of post is beginning to smell a lot like astroturfing. The faux outrage is comical.

No issues with any Apple device with the lastest software for myself or anyone I know. I can only assume that these are either edge cases or unmitigated hyperbole.

[skc]

Heh, now you know how those of us with smooth Windows experiences feel.

[sowbug]

You're saying that more evidence makes something less likely to be true? I suppose Elvis is alive, too.

Add this to your proof of conspiracy: my daughter's stock 12-inch MacBook, purchased this summer, updated to 10.13.1 and started having exactly the same problems. The only reason I know is she recently started borrowing my non-macOS computer to get her homework done.