Oh dear, it appears you haven’t quite grasped what this thread is about …
“... I know 8.1.1 isn't the latest version of iOS... (SMH...) If you take the time to read back through this
thread, you'll see that a lot of complaints revolve around iOS 8.x (the "x" denotes any iOS 8 version by the way).”
... Check out the title of the discussion “iOS 8 Wi-Fi problems”
Lets just digest and respond to your other assertions:-
1. “So... whether people want to hear it or not,the problems described here aren't happening to every iOS device running an instance of iOS 8.x. (period)”
This is incredulous, do you think that if Apple had actually broken wi-fi on all iOS devices we would even be having this discussion ???. We all know this is not the case, but what we do know is that they have broken wi-fi on a significant number of our expensive devices but appear to be ignoring us.
2. “.If I had five computers in my home from the same manufacturer running just fine, then ran the same OS update on each and two had a problem after updating, I wouldn't blame the update (or the manufacturer). “
Try this alternative “.If I had five computers in my home from different manufacturers running just fine, then ran the OS update on only Apple devices and then only the Apple devices had a problem with wi-fi after updating,” who would I blame ?
3. “Those factors would have to be, but are not limited to: mechanical (faulty antenna or construction, damage), software (imperfect App coding or OS corruption), transmission (your
router, signal interference, your bandwidth etc), configuration perhaps, human error (unlikely but possible) or lofty expectation (you believe technology is perfectly flawless and interoperability/compatibility is a guarantee). “
Please read the posts! When we reset our devices back to factory settings and the problem is still there ,has this not ruled out what you have described as “imperfect App coding or OS corruption” as well as “configuration perhaps, human error (unlikely but possible)”?
The fact that other non-Apple devices still work rules out “transmission (your router, signal interference, your bandwidth etc)”
The fact that these issues were not present in IOS 7 rules out “mechanical (faulty antenna or construction, damage)”
This leaves only one factor you have failed to mention – a problem with iOS 8 which does not affect all devices, but for the devices it does affect, this is due to a mistake by Apple.