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HN seems to think PMs have a lot more power at Microsoft or large corps than they actually do. I assure you, a bunch of this stuff just comes top down because s
by aldebran 11mo ago
HN seems to think PMs have a lot more power at Microsoft or large corps than they actually do. I assure you, a bunch of this stuff just comes top down because some VP's million dollar bonus rides on it.
- OptionOfT 11mo agoThe mandate to implement these kind of pop-ups doesn't come from above. The mandate to identify ways to increase profit comes from above, and it is the PMs (through marketing/research/developers) that come up with ways to satisfy these requirements. And failure to meet these requirements means a bad review and a chance of being laid off.
- aldebran 11mo agoBro I worked in the windows team. I’m telling you how it was. Trust the HN crowd to know.