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by Terr_ 87 days ago
> influx of vulnerabilities initially

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve

It's a little different with software since you don't usually have the code or silicon wearing out, but aging software does start to have a mismatch with the way people are trying to use it and the things it has to interact with, which leads to a similar rise of "failure" in the end.