[formerphotoj]

This. Should be a long German word for the unaccountable cost delta/savings?/increase? from digitizing and then maintaining APIs and such into at least 2038. Maybe AI knows what it is; I'll ask and get back to y'allz!

[junto]

Softwarelizenzverschlimmbesserung

“Verschlimmbesserung” is a great German word that describes “an attempted improvement that actually makes things worse”.

[croemer]

Digitalisierungsschattenpreise

[cookiengineer]

As a German, I approve this wording.

Basically, it's a Digitalisierungsschattenwucherbepreisungsskandal

[formerphotoj]

I'm having fun sounding this one out for myself! I like how it audibly bounces along via -ung -en -er -ei(eye) -ung and -al. Makes me wanna say, "Now That's Fahrvergnügen!" Or rather, Sprechenvergnügen?

[Terr_]

To save some folks a few clicks, "Digitization Shadow Prices".

[croemer]

This isn't a real word (yet) of course (at least no Google hits). Just made it up on the spot.

[valenterry]

I'm German and I wasn't sure if you made it up or if it existed before. :)