But that's the thing, forced updates are not akin to maintenance or certs that expire on an annual basis. I'm not sure where you seem to be getting your "you should expect people to point out how ridiculous you're being" line from. Your the only one I'm seeing arguing this idea.
Disabling forced updates by using proper managed updates features that exist longer than "forced updates" had is table stakes for IT. In fact, it was considered important and critical before Windows became major OS in business.
