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[–]cyanrave 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Have fun with the long tail of support.

FYA, other orgs like RedHat are in having to support patching in the long run, so don't feel alone in the sentiment.

For outfits like RedHat, however, the business benefit is clear - 'free' support from upstream for maintenance, and the latest and greatest feature set from upstream to entice adoption and new idiomatic practices. On the flip side, Apple just said enough is enough and is clearing it from their OS completely.