As long as a small minority of users are the only one that care about QC, apple won't give a damn. I have had continuing problems with the majority of my Apple devices over the last few years (I have over 10). Sometimes the issues get fixed magically in updates, sometimes the fixes are spelled out, sometimes the features having problems are depracated.
My initial return to Mac/Apple/iPhone after decades of PC/Blackberry use was great. Things worked as they should for months on end (at least for me) - almost seemless integration. Now, I have to frequently troubleshoot, reboot, search a forum, etc. When something get's relatively stable ---- oooh new feature, new security update, new OS --- things get unstable again -- rinse and repeat.
In fact, the main reasons I got into the ecosystem are almost all gone.
- I Moved From iTunes to Plex
- I Moved from Apple TV to Roku
- Anyone remember when you could just plug your iPhone into power, and iTunes would wake the Mac and everything would sync...long gone.
- BTMM turned terrible for years, deprecated...now using Wireguard on a Raspberry Pi
- Multiple issues on Macs, usually with Wake, External Raid, VNC, and bluetooth.
Hasn't been all bad (especially the stock price, but I can own that and use another device).
However, does another company offer anything to compete? Seems like Apple is staying ahead of the competition, but cost cutting QC. May be a good business model for now, but it sure is irritating.
I sure wish I was one of the ones who claim they almost never have any problems.