Software that works can continue to work for months or years without maintenance. Angelfire, and most pages on Angelfire are still up. Other things fall apart f

Software that works can continue to work for months or years without maintenance. Angelfire, and most pages on Angelfire are still up. Other things fall apart faster. Unpaid rent. Stinky offices. No follow-up on legally required notice and severance. Regulatory fines pile up. Lawsuits pile up. It's the lo-tech schlamperei that will bite first.