Software developed in safety critical industries is presumably supplied with licenses very different from the shrink-wrap disclaimers we are familiar with on commodity software. It are also much more expensive and provides less choice.
Is it possible that both the user nor developer would not benefit from mandating more strict liability? The probable reduction in choice as players exit the industry and greatly increased costs, at least partially resulting from insurance premiums, would clearly influence their choice.
Perhaps the invisible hand of the market has established that shifting the risk to the licensee is efficient. Certainly the model was prevalent even before dominant software companies could have created a status quo around this.
Regards
Pekka Pihlajasaari
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