When troubleshooting/assigning blame, it’s important to separate internet issues from update bugs.Do we start to see cracks in the Apple building? Service outages and bugs? The last update just fixed iCloud copy & paste for me again. The last update killed it mor me (between macOS and iOS).
Nearly every update introduces some new bugs, some of them are fixed in the next update and after that, the story repeats. When everything seems to be ok, a new feature or major OS is released and we repeat right from the start with new bugs ...
You could also take a step back and see the picture in its entirety. That doesn't have to apply here, but slowly more and more problems could arise at Apple that aren't just due to a lack of or leadership, but also.When troubleshooting/assigning blame, it’s important to separate internet issues from update bugs.