I am coming to the conclusion that this is another case of "Apple knows best" and if there really is no solution, I will be moving away from Apple products to something that lets you have more control over how you choose to use your device.
Oh for heavens sake... just quit with the inane Apple bashing will you !
Apple have NEVER compelled anyone to perform software updates, it is ALWAYS up to YOU to apply any software update.
So please, stop spouting utter nonsense.