iPhone Users Report CarPlay Connectivity Issues With iOS 18.4 Update

[rhett7660]

any individual software quality incident by itself is proof of nothing, but taken together they paint a concerning picture of steadily declining software quality at Apple

what we can debate over is what the cause of all this is:

- Is it an increased focus on revenue and profit? ("the Tim Apple" crowd)
- Is it the result Apple's rapid head count growth and the ensuing complexity of communication and coordination?
- Is it the growing complexity of software over time?
- Is it the lack of a singular focus at the top? ("everything would be different if Steve were alive")

My hypothesis is that it's a combination of all four.

It's also why I am pessimistic about Apple's ability to fix this to any significant degree.

New to Apple they are... There has always been issues with Apple software even under Jobs.

I will agree though, there seems to be something a little off about Apple here of late and it is probably a combination of the four things you mentioned.