Totally agree with you. In thread of "Linux is obsolete" Ken mentioned the same thing[0] as "...Most users could probably care less if the internals of the operating system they use is obsolete..." Although, He is talking about OS, but it is true for other as well.

[0]. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.os.minix/wlhw16QWltI/P6...