Obviously, the right choice depends on the situation. Companies should tend towards B if they already understand the needs of their customers or if they're in

Obviously, the right choice depends on the situation. Companies should tend towards B if they already understand the needs of their customers or if they're in a slow-moving market where customers make big, infrequent purchases. Probably it would be more useful if you described a few specific companies that you think release products too frequently. Then we could argue if they would benefit by releasing less frequently. Keep in mind that the question of how companies should act to profit-maximize is totally separate from the question of what sort of company you want to work for. I'm only interested in the first one; you might not be interested in it at all.