If you look objectively, the actual business interests of the initiative are after MR. Hence the longer the product is in the market the better. Even during the architecting phase one should keep that perspective to ensure market longevity of the product.

In a disruptive environment, having a capable, scalable and resilient hardware with field upgradable capabilities is key. I have written on this topic more elaborately in my other post Systems Thinking for product developers.

In essence this is the objective philosophy, which is the core philosophy that doesn’t change irrespective of the domain, complexity or beneficieries (stakeholders) of a product development initiative.