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A recent tweet by @StackStatus reads:

Stack Exchange will be offline for a few hours tomorrow while we upgrade our web servers from Windows XP.

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This can't be accurate?

This post seems to contradict that.

Furthermore, if this is some kind of joke, it seems in poor taste considering that @StackStatus is used for actual status updates to the network.

Late ?

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    Ha! Be glad they updated. They were running Windows 98 until the year before last. Anybody remember Windows 98?
    – Pekka
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 13:25
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    This is just more proof of the awesomeness that is Windows XP.
    – Stijn
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 13:54
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    Microsoft should have killed Vista first.
    – Malachi
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 15:25
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    – user1228
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 19:01
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    – Michael Irigoyen
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 19:18

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Please don't make fun of us man, we're doing the best we can here. We just never got around to upgrading before.

Edit: For those that still don't get it, this was a joke in honor of Windows XP EOL today. We obviously use the more lightweight Windows ME on those servers.

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    Excellent. Do you have a timeline for phasing out Trumpet Winsock?
    – Frédéric Hamidi
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 13:29
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    @FrédéricHamidi settle down buddy, one major upgrade at a time, alright?
    – Nick Craver Mod
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 13:31
  • So you say this post was wrong from the very first revision that claimed "Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64", probably based on this blog post? Jeff did say "Here are the specifications for what will eventually become the dedicated stackoverflow.com server" but still...
    – Shadow Wizard
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 13:37
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    Now, Nick, can you please upgrade our PHP framework? Because, c'mon...
    – Sklivvz Mod
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 13:49
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    Can I finally get Photoshop plz? I'm sick 'n tired of Paint.
    – Jin Mod
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 13:54
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    @ShadowWizard eventually = 6 to 8 years.
    – Stijn
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 14:05
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    Can the next one be getting my dev workstation off of Windows ME?
    – Ben Collins Mod
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 14:12
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    @Stijn - 6 to 8 years? I didn't realize SE was quite that progressive. That's almost an aggressive schedule there...
    – user194162
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 14:35
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    @NickCraver So that MSO post that says you're using Server 2012 is.. Wrong?
    – ɥʇǝS
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 14:41
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    Well played Nick, guess that StackStatus was held as something too serious to be used to trick us.
    – Shadow Wizard
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 14:52
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    Have you also upgrade the RAM or is it still 640k?
    – devnull
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 14:53
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    Okay, now I am completely confused. What do you use? Server 2012, XP or ME?
    – ɥʇǝS
    Commented Apr 8, 2014 at 16:27

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