<♫>cue the pipe organ…to the music of Let’s Go Crazy-Prince and the Revolution</♫>
to bid farewell to this thing called Win2K.
Awesome operating system
We thought would last forever and that’s a mighty long time
But I’m here to tell you
There’s something else
Windows 2008.
An o/s of never ending happiness
You can always see the gui, local or remote.
So when you go to check on updates from MSFT
You know the one, Dr Patch everything thing up right
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your CALs, baby
Cause in this Windows
Things are much harder than in 2008
In this Windows
You’re on your own
And if the CIO tries to bring you down
Go crazy – UPGRADE!!!
If you don’t like the o/s you’re living in
Take a look around you
At least you got options
You see I called my own VAR
For a friendly word
She picked up the phone
Dropped it on the floor
(HA, HA) is all I heard
Are we gonna let legacy servers bring us down
Oh, no Let’s Go
Let’s go upgrade
Let’s get patched
Let’s drop the old systems
With no support, let’s go!
We’re all excited
And I bet I know why
Maybe it’s cause
Support ends today
And when we do (When we do)
Upgrade to 2K8 (What’s it all for)
You can sleep better now
No mad users will come knocking on your door
Are we gonna let legacy servers bring us down
Oh, no Let’s Go
Let’s go upgrade
Let’s get patched
Let’s drop the old systems
With no support, let’s go!
Okay folks, I will not subject you to any more of this, and Prince, I sincerely apologise for what was a funny idea in my mind when I started down this path. Just in case you somehow missed it, tomorrow, July 13, 2010, is officially the end of support for Windows 2000. If you are one of the millions, AND MILLIONS, of folks out there still running this platform, tomorrow marks the last patches you will ever receive. And just for those who wonder what a big deal that might be, please note that several vulnerabilities have been discovered this year that impact 2000. More certainly will be discovered, but you won’t have patches for them. Does it make sense to stay on a legacy platform and be
- at risk, or even worse
- disable functionality to mitigate vulnerabilities?
Since that functionality is probably the reason you are still stuck on 2000, I don’t think so. Budgets are tight to be sure, but with the creative licensing (and even software license leasing) that is going on, you really have to stretch pretty far to convince me of a valid reason to stay on Windows 2000. It’s time to say goodbye. If you just simply can’t, start thinking about ways to segment those old systems off on their own, so that when they do get pwned, the damage can be contained. Considering the abuse I just delivered to one of the best songs from my youth, it is only right that I close this post with this video. If you can’ upgrade, at least you can jam your arse off. Close the door, crank the volume up to eleven, and enjoy.
Direct link for RSS and email subscribers…http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdjavz_prince-let-s-go-crazy_music
And in a great example of inter-tubes cooperation, seemingly bizarre coincidences, and my own obsession with great web comics, the music of Prince, and Doctor Who, let me share with you the Hijinks Ensue comic that came out on the same day as this post. Comic courtesy of Joel Watson.
How about you? Are you still trying to support legacy operating systems? Why???
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