Reason why it's so out there is because Apple uses the media alot so of course news like this is big news too. It goes both ways.

To me the weirdest thing is how Apple reacts to something like this and openly makes the event about bashing other brands. Trying to make all this seem just like what the OP fell too, Apple vs all others.

Simply put there is a problem that is acknowledged by consumer reports in it's test and by others, but somehow when it's Apple we talk about everything else that got nothing to do with the problem. Admit it, fix it and move on.