Realistically, who is this affecting? How many people are actually relying or even using local backups? I certainly haven't as long as iCloud Backups have been

Realistically, who is this affecting? How many people are actually relying or even using local backups? I certainly haven't as long as iCloud Backups have been a thing because they've been miles ahead in terms of UX and general use since they were released. They're on by default and automatic. At the end of the day, this might desensitize the 5 power users who still use local backups, and they are probably harder to desensitize than most.