Constant change is part of this business...
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Tuttle Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 9:41 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] forced updates Techs: I posted the following to a web blog and thought you might enjoy reading it' I am a tech at a school district. I have a number of machines running Windows 98 just fine. I never asked Microsoft to include automatic daylight savings time. However, including it and now with the change renders my software obsolete. I restored and still own a 1930 Model A ford. I had no problems finding updates and parts to redo it. Maybe that's why Ford is having financial problems. They made their cars in 1930 so well that I didn't have to upgrade!! I still have the car and it runs fine. I'm not sure I can say the same about my software. With the DST change, Microsoft does not support any operating system that I can find beyond 2000 Pro. They have a really easy way to patch XP and 2000 but have decided to declare their other stuff obsolete by not providing easy to install patches. According to their website, the solution is to "upgrade". Hmm, what a nice revenue stream. I appreciate some of the pricing breaks that Microsoft provides schools but don't appreciate dropping major support after 5 years and minimal support after 10 years. Anybody running machines over 5 years old besides me? George
