I just retired last year. I bought a Air 3S combo for my retirement gift along with 2 neos, 2 RC motion 3's, Avata 2, Goggles 3N, Goggles 3, and finally a FPV RC3. Plus a few extra batteries. RadioFlyerMan is right, every day becomes a weekend...
If you want a more stylish solution (if leaving the C1/C2 as "Not defined" doesn't work)... you can for instance chose below "neutral" settings for the C1 & C2 button
In my opinion, the answer is NO. I believe this was a deal (led by our friends over at Apple) to spare them from the widespread speculation that price increases for MacBooks and iPhones were imminent. Others will benefit a little as well but...