As a provider, supporting old tech stacks sucks. They're clunky, have all kinds of warts and annoying workarounds for stuff that got improved in future versions

As a provider, supporting old tech stacks sucks. They're clunky, have all kinds of warts and annoying workarounds for stuff that got improved in future versions. As a consumer, being told my light bulbs won't work with the new fixture is a great reason to no longer work with that provider. As a provider that knows this, I'd rather support the old tech stack right up to the point my ability to keep the lights on isn't at risk.