People have enough new things to learn and keep up with on a daily basis - why change things for the sake of changing things? Imagine for the heck of it, they decided to change around the keys on a piano...or a new table saw that had the adjustments for the fence and blade + power switch in a non-intuitive place. It's like that. It ain't right...especially for older people that were once fluent and efficient in the not too distant past.
There are more of these people than you think - which I encounter when I go to their shop to train them. Learning to use a new CNC is enough of a challenge - having a non-intuitive computer only adds a lot of confusion for them. These are not stupid people - they are quite intelligent and talented. They have better things to do than re-learn how to use Windows all over again.
Many have built up enough hand/eye coordination and muscle memory to rip through the classic Windows interface they've used for years only to be bewildered on a new OS as to how to even get started when they turn it on for the first time. It's not a 'people are lazy/stupid' situation. It's more of a 'ram it down your throat we don't care what you want' thing. 99% only use a computer for social media, games and other time wasters to justify having a computer. I am speaking about those who use a workstation to do actual work.
Personally, I don't want my workstation to look like a tablet. I've got real work to do that involves a keyboard and mouse. I don't picture myself using a tablet to do CAD or 3D work. Ever. (Cintiq sculpting maybe) Stop making me relearn what should be 2nd nature. If it's a tablet, then toggle the option for the interface to be suited for that. If a workstation, then toggle the option for classic view. It's all easily done with not much code. Why isn't this this an option?
Does that make sense?
-B