Quicktime 7 vs. OS 10.2.8 - why is Apple forcing me to upgrade?!?!

I have OS 10.2.8 at home because I still have a few Classic apps I occasionally use. I haven't upgraded OS and those apps at home because:
--I don't happen to have some spare hundreds of dollars
--I have access to upgraded apps at work
--but mostly, I find that Jaguar is a lot more stable for me than 10.3, which is on my Mac at work.
So WHY, in Apple's infinite wisdom, have they released a Quicktime upgrade that I CAN'T INSTALL OR USE?!?! I do not NEED to upgrade my home systems (I have a laptop & desktop) because they work just fine. I don't need fast user switching, which was 10.3's big improvement. I don't need dashboard (I'm a registered Konfabulator user) which was 10.4's big whoop-de-doo. This is just so MICRO$OFT-ish to leave me unable to view movie trailers on Apple's own site, just because I haven't felt the need to fork out $140 for a slightly different OS!
Apple, PLEASE!!! Release a version of Quicktime 7 that will work on OS 10.2.8 for those of us who cannot justify the expense of upgrading our OS at this time! Believe me, when Aspyr FINALLY releases Quake 4 for Mac, I'm sure THAT will require an OS upgrade, and, at that point, I can justify the expense. PLEASE!!!!
1.25 GHz G4 15" PowerBook Mac OS X (10.2.x) Plus a 466 MHz Digital Audio G4 Desktop (for backups)

You only need to upgrade to version 7 if you wish to
view H.264 video. Many older computers don't meet the
hardware requirements.
No one is being "forced" as the choice is your own.
But I CANNOT upgrade to version 7, even though my "older" (just over 2 years old) hardware should, I presume, meet the requirements. In order to upgrade, I am "forced" to buy an OS upgrade. Apple offers regular and HD Quicktime videos for some Movie Trailers, and I've even viewed some of those HD trailers. But now if I want to view trailers, I'm screwed. I don't understand why I, a loyal Mac user who has personally owned (forked out the dough for) 5 different Macs over the years, am all of a sudden being left out in the cold because my hardware and software is two years old?
Kyn, thank you for also noticing the apparent better stability of the older OSs. I have 10.3 on a Dual G5 at work, and I have some really flakey things going on since day one, some of which I've been able to address, and some of which confound even our certified Apple tech.
And Julie, thank you!!!! Downloaded the player, I'll give it a try! You're the BEST!

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