Not really, Microsoft hasn't disconnected them yet, that's all. You can bet they'll all be offline the moment MS puts those upgrades in place, if not sooner. Personally I just don't get why this is supposed to be so cool.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
They say as much in the article, DJ. They know it's only a matter of time before they're kicked off, but they're still going to keep playing Halo 2 until that happens.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)