Why not? Apple decides when a breaking change gets introduced, people on an older Intel Mac might get 5+ years of usage out of a Lifetime license for boringBar if they don't upgrade to macOS 27. It's the people that demand constant updates who should subsidize new versions being developed.

> Honestly anyone who'd over index [...] is doomed unless they learn about conversion rates

Converting those sales is OP's problem. People that don't buy SaaS products are principled and their stance won't change.