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Reliable system was so reliable, no one noticed its licence had expired... until it was too late

Monday 11th February 2019 10:23 GMT but what do I know?

Re: each drunken idiot's immediate head

On the flip side, if you wanted to replace an old system "Y2K concerns" helped stack the business case in your favour.

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