Agreed, it resonates here too. There's probably a little of the "No one ever got fired for buying IBM" mindset[1] in here, somehow. Engineers, product manager

Agreed, it resonates here too. There's probably a little of the "No one ever got fired for buying IBM" mindset[1] in here, somehow. Engineers, product managers, executives, and consumers alike probably all _tend_ to have a slight bias towards seeing new features as a good thing, for whatever reason. And even the second-order perception of that bias ("we should probably consider adding this feature, because I think my manager would prefer that we add more features") probably compounds into this problem. Prioritizing staying up-to-date, simple, bug-free, and in-line with user requirements might lead to better results; achieving and managing that in practice is a whole separate story. [1] Footnote: not making any claim about the accuracy of this quote :) But it could illustrate the point somewhat, if the prevalance of the quote has, over the years, led to more sales for IBM.