1) I am never, never, never, ever a fast follower, purchasing technology products on the date of initial release (and I make my living designing technology). There have been very well publicized/documented issues at the beginning launch of almost ever single iOS device (phone and tablet). In my humble opinion, there is absolutely no reason one must be "first" (unless your current phone is broke).

2) Whether or not people here believe Apple has "any responsibility" or not, is larger irrelevant; Apple is Apple. At this point, you should be pretty clear on how they roll, how they respond to reports of "perceived" field issues, etc. There is no reason for not being aware of this; there have been issues with every single new iPhone launch. You have a choice on whether to participate out of the gate or not.

3) There are other products available on the market if you don't feel like the products or the company are meeting your needs/expectations. It's really not clear to me that Apple has any real, current incentive to modify how they handle these things. Again, something has occurred with every single launch, and yet people simply continue to literally throw money at them.

And for the record, I say all of the above as a happy owner/user of several iOS mobility products (but absolutely never a fast follower)

Regards