[zinekeller]

That makes sense, paying for maintenance would be cheaper than rewriting everything then dumping it out five years (or even 10 years) later. Just make sure that everything can be pulled out before 2038 or else you'll need to rewrite everything.

[hrrsn]

It's most definitely already on it's way out - but it's a slow process :) Most of the switching hardware is significantly older than I am!