[snarkpup]

Most of the time you will see management looking out for management and doing things that have the immediate impact of making management look good, but are or no benefit (usually a detriment) long term.

About a decade or two ago, I saw a remark in an electronics trade magazine that Intel's success was dependent on the ability of its engineers to override management.

[fuzzylogic]

The only thing Intel is interested in is selling silicon. Software is just a means to an end. So of course, they’d rather spend as little on it as possible. It causes all kinds of horrible decisions.