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by robryan 5724 days ago
The analogy fails though because most houses are build in a standardized way, software would have to be pretty much wholly the result of picking and matching preexisting components.
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Houses probably aren't the best comparison. Commercial real estate is probably better, being a larger investment and with more interests pulling in different directions.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/jamesinclair/IMG_6378.j...

A huge hole in the middle of Boston's Downtown Crossing shopping district.

The historic Filene's department store building was torn out, to be replaced with a 38 story tower. Funding evaporated. The project stalled in November of 2008.