Sentence examples similar to thorny software from inspiring English sources

These consortia will have to contend with rival agendas, wariness from suppliers and thorny software-compatibility issues.

But a better buyout offer isn't likely, given that Sun has been prostrating itself before potential acquirers that declined to bid on its thorny mix of servers, software and storage.

They say it raises thorny questions about censorship and whether manufacturers will be liable if the software — designed by a company with ties to China's military and public security agencies — conflicts with operating systems or causes computers to crash.

The continuing lawsuit between Oracle and Google has raised a lot of thorny questions about patent violations, copyright violations and what constitutes a fair use of software.

And these thorny issues.

Things were getting thorny.

But the juxtaposition is thorny.

Novation is no less thorny.

Cut off thorny tips.

Thorny and fragile.

Bankruptcy raises thorny issues about state sovereignty.