Can EA do us all a big favor and limit the times they break our games?

They've explicitly stated that Maxis will not support mods. Because The Sims is their product and franchise, it's their choice to do so. I'm afraid you'll have to deal with it like the rest of us. I'll concede, on principle, I agree. I await the day TS4 will stop being updated and I can mod to my heart's content. But asking them to slow down how often they update the game is impractical and it would greatly upset the community because the spells where no content is released would be even longer.