[traceroute66]

>It is not “Apple bashing” to point out that fact.

It is Apple bashing when you make dumb extrapolations out of a 1 in 19 year event that happens to 1 Apple computer out of how many millions (billions ?) that Apple have sold over the same 19 year period.

> what is a normal computer user supposed to do in this scenario? This simply should not happen, ever.

Failure of a software update should "not happen, ever" ?!?!!?!?!?!?

Have you ever worked in a technical role in IT (or any sort of technology) ?

My god !

[justinmayer]

As I already explained, there is no extrapolating: pointing out one example of poor software quality does not mean that is the only evidence at hand. In fact, you are the only person who seems to be making that argument. Which is nonsense, since this incident report is one of many, many documented problems that clearly indicate a decline in software quality.

I have worked in a technical role for many years, and if my department shipped Big Sur, I would find immediate replacements for everyone in that department.