> goes into maintenance mode, only getting updates when a new OS update breaks it. I don't see anything wrong with this. Users buy software because it solves t

> goes into maintenance mode, only getting updates when a new OS update breaks it. I don't see anything wrong with this. Users buy software because it solves their current problem now, rather than a possible feature in the future. The revenue stream is definitely more reliable though. Just that as a user I wouldn't mind if the software I bought today stays that way forever, and as a developer I wouldn't mind developing software to completion then leaving it as that.