"can result in hundreds of thousands of the currency of your choice go down the drain"
The new GDPR requirements and fees about data breaches that lead to personal data leak, especially if not disclosed in time - could change that approach...
It could also lead to better written application that should not break when a non-breaking patch is applied (unless the patch itself has big issues, of course) - too many applications are too fragile.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
