Of course. Sales people make money. They are ones who put money in your wallet. The good ones are the last people you want to scare off. Even worse is that

Of course. Sales people make money. They are ones who put money in your wallet. The good ones are the last people you want to scare off. Even worse is that they can be scared away to a competitor. Developers, on the other hand, are a replaceable cost center. Developers never make money. They only cost money, and if a developer gets upset they can be replaces with minimal consequence.