Would be fucked if they delete the working version to ensure "purity" and parity in the state of supported versions, and not just leave it be, not update it and let people keep their shit.
Edit: Aaaaaaaand it looks like that's the case. ~~Live and let live.~~ Cull the weak.
Software "support" is such a fucked up thing these days.
Dropping support no longer means "You're on your own now, bye!"
Dropping support now means "Yoink! That's ours. Bye!"