Apologies for the snark. I don't think they can stop the 3 things you mentioned though. - Stopping R&D means their top engineers and scientists will go elsewh

Apologies for the snark. I don't think they can stop the 3 things you mentioned though. - Stopping R&D means their top engineers and scientists will go elsewhere - Stopping marketing means they will slowly lose market share. I don't care for marketing personally but I can appreciate its importance in a corporation - Stopping/reducing compensation will also make them lose people The costs are an inherent part of the company. It can't exist without it. Sure, they can adjust some levers a little bit here and there, but not too much or it all comes crumbling down.