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> Inertia seems to best describe the hesitancy to change.

I'd have gone for 'rigor mortis', but hey, we can't agree on everything ... like, say, a very minor change to string encoding with a 12-year managed rollout.



like, say, a very minor change to string encoding with a 12-year managed rollout

That's exactly the point: it required a massive amount of effort for relatively minor benefits.




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