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Because software, unlike a major civil engineering construction project, is often easy and cheap to change after it has been constructed, a piece of custom software that fails to deliver on its objectives may sometimes be modified over time in such a way that it later succeeds—and/or business processes or end-user mindsets may change to accommodate the software.
Custom software projects that were either cancelled, or scrapped soon after their initial deployment. Pages in category "Discontinued custom software projects" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Certain products related to computing, such as hardware, software, and smartphones, were mass-marketed and highly anticipated ahead of their launch, but are known to have failed commercially. Reasons for their failure include the products failing consumer expectations upon launch, the first round of units suffering defects, a controversy ...
Discontinued custom software projects (5 P) F. Cancelled films (1 C, 84 P) L. Lists of unfinished works (3 C, 3 P) M. Abandoned military projects (3 C, 6 P) N.
Of course this list is only for notable projects; if 80% of notable custom software projects qualify for inclusion in one of the tables, then so be it.--greenrd 23:19, 12 November 2013 (UTC) According to the article history, the page was originally created to target Healthcare.gov specifically, as it was the only example given.
As a hit-driven business, the great majority of the video game industry's software releases have been commercial disappointments.In the early 21st century, industry commentators made these general estimates: 10% of published games generated 90% of revenue; [1] that around 3% of PC games and 15% of console games have global sales of more than 100,000 units per year, with even this level ...
Television series can experience development hell between seasons, resulting in a long delay from one season to the next. Screenwriter Ken Aguado states that "development hell rarely happens in series television", because writers for a television series "typically only get a few cracks at executing a pilot, and if he or she doesn't deliver, the project will be quickly abandoned."
Software that has been officially discontinued by the original developer and is not maintained by any other third party. The company that used to maintain it went bankrupt or ceased to exist for a variety of reasons, and no other company is going to maintain it (even if it was not officially discontinued)