We are talking about enterprise here, so backwards-thinking is part of the package. And if you're big enough, you can get by with outdated standard software, ei

We are talking about enterprise here, so backwards-thinking is part of the package. And if you're big enough, you can get by with outdated standard software, either by hiring special consultants or by costly vendor support. I'm pretty sure you can "convince" Oracle to accept your money. The alternative is auditing all your installed software packages with Java dependencies. Re-hire the agency that did that small Swing client 8 years ago. Hire someone completely new to reverse engineer another client because the original company went belly up. Ad infinitum, ad nauseam. No wonder they'll do software cryonics. This is getting better slightly in recent years, when you no longer have that many desktop clients and utilities, as upgrading servers is way easier than building new default images for all your desktop clients.