Any particular reason why Apple has dropped XServe 2008 from being supported under 10.8 Server?

I work for a large Education Institution and manage a 2008 XServe running 10.6.8 to service the Apple fleet with Apple Software Updates locally within the organisation. Now 10.8 Client is released I find that for me to service updates to 10.8 I need to be running 10.8 Server. So I head off to the App Store and find that 10.8 server will only run on XServe's 2009 or above.
Typical Apple - we are open and encourage freedom and expression but purchase Apple and we have you locked in for life. Very disappointed.
So now I have to fork out more $$$ to get another Mac to be able to run 10.8 Server so I can service 10.8 updates to my Apple fleet.
If anyone knows a way around this little issue please let me know.
Apple - very disappointed - yet again.
Cheers - Paul
Message was edited by: kroeb

Hi.
There is a workaround to make the 2008 XServe work on Mountain Lion, and i have a 2008 XServe running Mountain Lion Server quite happily. It involves hacking the platformsupport.plist file in the Mountain Lion installer, and then afterward copying across the Lion drivers for the ATI X1300 graphics card. The only downside appears to be that while the drivers work, the graphics are a little sluggish and Apple Remote Desktop is a little sluggish too.  Though to keep a £3000 server running, that is a small price to pay for me, especially as most people who use XServes don't even have monitors plugged into them anyway! I've also not managed to get the old Server Monitor app to work, so i'm having to use iStat to monitor fans, disk activity and such.
Here is the thread on Macrumors with all the details.
Though i'm sure i don't need to tell you that as it's unsupported, think twice and do a lot of testing before applying this to a production server in the future. Also be wary how future updates may stop it from working!
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1325709
Do a thread search for XServe for XServe specific info.

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