Realistically, it is pretty hard to maintain drive to "really want" to develop something for 8+ years straight. Dragging one's feet will then often happen not as a deliberate act, but because it's not really possible for the developer to muster the enthusiasm to keep going.if he really wanted
"If he really wanted" becomes a bit of moot point -- it's not that they "don't want to (still) really want", but that they no longer can.