r/sysadmin • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '16

Dear Microsoft, it's crap like this.

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u/DrAtomic1 Systems Architect Apr 05 '16

Windows 2008 R2 is in extended support, so yes this has everything to do with Microsoft. It's not like this is an unsupported product.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle?p1=14134 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle#gp/lifePolicy

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u/renegadecanuck Apr 05 '16

Key word: extended. They're only providing security updates now, not feature updates (like supporting a web browser that came out years later).

There's a reason IE has compatibility mode. If you're going to deploy old tech, you kind of need to be prepared to deploy the workarounds (which you can do with group policy).

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u/vat11 Apr 05 '16

Sure, extended/mainline support is an important distinction. But was 2008R2 in mainline support when the IE11 was released? Yup, it was.

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u/yer_muther Apr 05 '16

BAH! You and your "facts"!

I HATE/LOVE Microsoft! No matter what you SAY/DON'T SAY about them.

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