[OptionOfT]

The 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]

Bro I worked in the windows team. I’m telling you how it was.

Trust the HN crowd to know.