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If this were 20 years ago, people would be griping about some MS issue about providing less than adequate service, etc.

Apple has always been anal about their app store & apps. As a developer - it's a pain. As an end-user I appreciate it.

As an end user, I don't really appreciate that some of the apps I am using are just going to stop working.

Then don’t upgrade.

What happens when your laptop goes bust and you need to get a new one?

You're being bit by the reality that you paid for a software license, so you don't actually own anything.

If you had the source, recompiling it would not be trivial, but it'd be doable.

The FSF has a point here.