Originally Posted by
OldnGrounded
Yes, I know -- from experience. OTOH, some companies (sometimes) understand when decisions really should be engineering-driven. Not least because, in the longer term, profits, and more, may depend upon doing that way. The MAX appears to be an example of a failure to understand that.
Seems to happen more in smaller companies, particularly when lead by engineers (like the semiconductor company I was once with).
As they grow, business (MBA) type and marketing get more and more control.
But I've seen many products that started as good ideas ruined when marketing got involved and started dictating features and other design constraints in a supposed effort to increase marketability.