I think the term you're looking for is "history" [1] as in, "tech people tend to adopt a historical view of older companies." With extremely few exceptions, the

I think the term you're looking for is "history" [1] as in, "tech people tend to adopt a historical view of older companies." With extremely few exceptions, the older a company gets the more obsolete it becomes [2]. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2017/03/22/sears-today-walmart-tomorrow-why-you-dont-want-to-own-any-retail-stocks/#601073499a29 https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2017/03/22/sears-to... [2] http://io9.gizmodo.com/25-obsolete-technologies-that-future-generations-will-n-1526922030 http://io9.gizmodo.com/25-obsolete-technologies-that-future-...