decompilation as archiving?

[Tony Duell]

> So software can also fail in ways that are similar to hardware
> problems - EXCEPT that software will NEVER develop an entirely
> new bug called a failure due to age problems whereas hardware
> will always eventually reach this stage if used long enough.
> If this latter characteristic is what you refer to as the prime
> difference between hardware and software, then I agree 100%!!!

That's exactly what I mean. Software problems are essentially design 
errors, hardware problems can be design errors or because some component 
has failed.

-tony