The majority of those microwaves pulse the power on and off at intervals, sometimes very long intervals (measured in seconds!).

Good microwaves, with an inverter (see the thread above!) actually adjust the power being output. You can evenly heat a cup of liquid to any desired temp using these microwave ovens. They are well worth the few extra $s (although mine actually cost less than a fancy smart microwave!)

Sure, but you want to go as hot as possible to get the oats cooked. Besides, I wanted to be as quick as possible. Like, quick oats, you know? ;-)

The power setting just pauses the power for % time like your doing manually. I do 70% for my oats in a big bowl so the bubbles die down before the power repeats.

I would have to try that but since I never measured exact amounts, I preferred to pause upon visual inspection, as in: as soon as the milk started bubbling, I stopped and stirred.

Nah, sorry, I don’t know.

Rolled oats don’t need to be cooked.

If you want soft outs you can soak them over night in the fridge.

No heat required.

The starch in the oats get released when you heat them up which is the reason the oat meal becomes creamy. The pectin from the apples helps, too.

That isn’t an argument against my claim that rolled oats don’t need to be cooked.

No, they don't need to be cooked, you can certainly eat them raw.