Counterpoint : projects/products usually take years to die from neglect.
Every large company that handles IT as a cost-center has a host of zombie projects they believe are still well, but actually are understaffed/funded, and will eventually fail unexpectedly. When the failure is perceived, the usual decision is to start a rewrite, and have both an old, unmaintainable product and a recent product that isn't fully-featured yet.
Every large company that handles IT as a cost-center has a host of zombie projects they believe are still well, but actually are understaffed/funded, and will eventually fail unexpectedly. When the failure is perceived, the usual decision is to start a rewrite, and have both an old, unmaintainable product and a recent product that isn't fully-featured yet.