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Interestingly enough, old.reddit users are in the single digit percentages:
Even if they weren't hostile towards old.reddit (the ads are far less invasive and effective), they could make a strong argument for not wanting to support a dwindling, tiny userbase.
I've moderated a subreddit for about 15 years now, it's built up to ~40K members and ~100K visitors per week, ~1M views per month, and over 95-99% of that traffic is mobile (varies by the day). New Reddit (desktop) runs 0.5-3%, and old.reddit doesn't even register in the bar graphs. Still, my shortcuts all go to old.reddit.com - and not just for moderation, but it's also how I browse reddit.com.
If they cut off my old.reddit.com interface, I'll likely abandon my moderator's post - no telling what happens to that community after that happens.
Does old.reddit come up as mobile if used on a smart phone?