In my opinion, there is really no scrap of a project due to patent issues or money. There is always a priority change in which project management plays a huge role depending on the business needs.

I’ve seen some products being put on hold due to complexity levels in which some of the features were just added to a functioning instrument. This actually is a smart way for users who love the current product in the market and trust it instead of going with a completely different system or user interface.

In conclusion, it is more of what the business need is at the time. Nothing gets completely scrapped but reprioritized.