Humans lead these companies. While they may have a fiduciary duty to their stock holders, no human decision is perfect. You can't ignore the role played by eg

Humans lead these companies. While they may have a fiduciary duty to their stock holders, no human decision is perfect. You can't ignore the role played by ego, altruism, greed, short-sightedness, and other human emotions. I'm not saying that "thinking it will help make (more) money" isn't important. But these decisions are anything but basic.