Industry would rather build a ship with five-year-old technology because its faults have been worked out and it can run reliably for the next 20 years.
Short answerBroadly agreed: confidence in established systems can matter more than novelty when equipment must provide reliable long service.
NotesThe example favors technology whose faults have already been worked out before a ship begins a long service life. Five-year-old equipment expected to work reliably for the next 20 years supplies the comparison. Agreement rests on confidence gained through experience with established systems.