Bwahh hahah you assume that you know something other than what was reported based on your assumption that what you assume can't be true...
A.K.A. circular logic fallacy. And BTW no where in the American Airlines press does it say the units did not power down.
They only say the app glitched and not exactly how that glitch manifested Sparky. You are using half truths and faulty logic to try and bull your way past the simple fact that Apple iPads glitched and the planes were grounded.
It is fact and no manner of Apple Fanboi verbal gymnastics can change it.
And that makes you crazy and you worry about it because now its a matter of history and you will cringe each time its brought up that Apple failed once again...
And that my friend makes me and the Baby Jesus laugh and laugh and laugh...
The statement states the "app" quit. . . and the "app. . . crashed". Not ever did it state that the iPad crashed. YOU are the one basing your statements on verbal gymnastics and hearsay evidence from third-hand TWEETS of passengers writing after the fact in 144 character blurbs as opposed to official statement from people who have all the facts from an investigation and who have no ax to grind. Sorry, you lose.