EA shuts down online servers for old games

At first I was ticked off by the news that EA was completely shutting down online service for games as old as 2005. After reading the list of games on Joystiq, who even cares.
I mean, did anyone ever play Total Club Manager 06, let alone online?
Here’s the full list of so-called “games” that EA is dropping online support for:
* FIFA Soccer 2005 for PS2
* FIFA Soccer 2005 for Xbox
* FIFA Soccer 2005 Demo for Xbox
* FIFA Soccer 2005 for PC
* EA Sports Fight Night Round 2 for PS2
* EA Sports Fight Night Round 2 for Xbox
* NCAA March Madness 2005 for PS2
* NCAA March Madness 2005 for Xbox
* NBA Live 2005 for Xbox
* NBA Live 2005 for PC
* NBA Live 05 for PS2
* NBA Street V3 for PS2
* NBA Street V3 for Xbox
* NCAA Football 2005 for PS2
* Need for Speed Underground 2 Demo for PC
* Need for Speed Underground 2 for PC
* Need for Speed Underground 2 for Xbox
* NHL 2005 for PS2
* NHL 2005 for Xbox
* NHL 2005 for PC
* Total Club Manager 06 for PS2
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 for PS2
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 for PC
* UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 for PS2
* UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 for PC
* UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 for Xbox
* Madden NFL 2005 for PS2
* Madden NFL 2005 for Xbox
* Madden NFL 2005 for PC
* NFL Street 2: Unleashed for PS2
* NFL Street 2: Unleashed for Xbox
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Nobody plays those games. A games lifespan, unless it’s really good, is only about 6 months. Then it’s on to another