Yes and no. They seem to prioritize stability and security over everything else. So they usually only push updates to the stable repo if it doesn’t compromise those 2 points (so new features are okay but so long as they don’t create new instability or at the very least fix a security flaw).
So in other words nothing there is particularly ancient but most things are several versions behind just due to bugs being found etc. Great for servers but on a desktop most people wouldn’t notice these kind of bugs so they tend to get pushed in other distro’s a lot sooner.
Please enlighten us on why everyone should give you everything for free?
Honestly aren’t we mostly in this mess because no-one will pay for a subscription so we’re stuck with shitty advertising as the only way to keep the lights on for most platforms?