> That reads less like a reasonable, well-thought breakdown and more like a whiny diatribe coming from an entitled teenager.

A customer is legitimately entitled to upgrades that aren't actually downgrades.

> Apple isn't forcing anyone to upgrade at all.

> Just don't act surprised and attacked when it doesn't work anymore years from now.

Well... if Apple isn't forcing people to upgrade now, but will later, then there's still grounds for complaint.

An unhappy customer always has the right, nay, duty, to publicly complain until the business changes its behavior.