It could just be the Ask a Question forum, but im not sure. I think there is something either fundamentally wrong with the recent 8.1 updates. As of the time im posting this, these are the items in the Latest Discussion section:
- cannot delete apps on wp8.0 about 59 sec ago by derek3
- W8 Metro Tiles Coming to Google OS. about 1 min ago by Jorge Holguin19
- internet explorer not opening about 2 min ago by WPCentral Question1
- Microsoft and the ongoing Privacy battles about 2 min ago by Great deal0
- Lumia Cyan update fails at 94% about 3 min ago by Thirushen Naidoo0
- Battery life for those who have Cyan on Lumia 925.
Some of those aren't about issues, but a lot of them are related to Cyan or 8.1 causing problems. I seem to notice it a lot more lately. Maybe it is like this with every major rollout and I just haven't been paying attention. I am sure any OS that gets an update like this will have similar issues.
It might also be due to the way they stagger the updates. Phone A gets the update, people complain about problems, and by the time they get it resolved Phone B gets the update (and it repeats).
Or its just that people have a handy forum dedicated to question asking?