That's pretty much the normal path. Happened to IBM, HP, Microsoft and Google also seems to be on the path. I think the pure business guys can't handle the unp

That's pretty much the normal path. Happened to IBM, HP, Microsoft and Google also seems to be on the path. I think the pure business guys can't handle the unpredictability of engineering. there is a lot of tension at company when they push for "commitments" to deadlines. Often the response is "Honestly we don't know. We can start, see how things go and cut features as needed for the deadline."