A nail in the technology coffin?

Something to consider:
In the UK, early evidence of large scale nail making comes from Roman times 2000 years ago.

To think the humble nail held its own for so long. However, had the blacksmiths of the day had a better marketing team perhaps we could have done away with the trusty iron technology of the day and perhaps moved on to I don't know ... wooden ones? They wouldn't have done the job as well, but they would have been cheaper to make. 

I think there would have been some backlash (or some lashed backs) when the Roman forts started falling down.

But now we have moved on from those historic days. All the marketing gurus have to say is "End of life..", and it is so, and everyone starts rebuilding forts with cheaper nails..

If I am being a bit vague, a case in point is the poor guy who rewrote his Foxpro application in Silverlight. That application would have continued to run for years under VFP. 

There are compelling reasons to move with new technology, but, because you were told to, is not one of them.

Now the screw, that was an innovation! But it didn't appear until the 15th century. So if my counting serves me correctly the nail held its domination for 6-700 years

So remember that the next time you get nailed by a technology company, wait for an innovative technology to appear and then say screw you.