Why Not COTS Software?
1. If a system published by you contains defective COTS software, will your clients absolve you of blame for system failures?
2. If the numbers (0.5-2.0 and ᡠ%) are accurate for acquired software, then what?
3. What will you do if you rely on a COTS publisher that goes out of business?
4. Will we ever solve the composition problem associated with component-based software engineering?