[zdragnar]

> This discounts the value of user experience, which people will pay a premium for.

The people making purchasing decisions at this level aren't the ones using it and don't care one whit about UX.

That isn't to say that it isn't valuable, but it's basically a non-factor. The technology itself is a non-factor. Everything is about connections, buzz words and pretty slide decks.

[readitalready]

They literally do, since the people making purchasing decisions are usually the ones that ranked up through a system they used and know the intricacies of, including all the pain points.

Randos don't become general managers.

[krupan]

People who actually care about the day to day pain points of jira also do not become general managers