I presume Mixture did not read the link in the OP before diving into his defense of Apple - specifically :
Update 3: Apple made an apology in a statement issued to CNBC, identifying the issue as “an internal DNS error at Apple” and noting that it’s “working to make all of the services available to customers as soon as possible,” with thanks for their patience. The outage reportedly has impacted Apple services in multiple countries, even taking down the payment processing terminals at Apple Stores.
Of course, Apple never foul up