alt Hacker NewsThe point is about how it was produced in first place, having taken six years to get a proper replacement, despite the supposed quality of premium Apple products.
Then there is the Antennagate on iPhone, the buggy OS releases, and plenty other examples that I can refer from what is totally unacceptable given the price point of their products.
Others aren't better, but at least they don't pretend otherwise.
Apple is held to a higher standard because they have historically reached it on a semi-regular basis. Enough that people expect it. Enough that people get personally offended whenever they fall short.