̶C̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶s̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶g̶e̶a̶r̶s̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶s̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶a̶l̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶,̶ ̶I̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶s̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶f̶e̶a̶t̶u̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶p̶u̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶h̶i̶g̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶o̶,̶ ̶s̶i̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶q̶u̶a̶n̶t̶i̶f̶i̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶o̶r̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶v̶e̶n̶u̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶d̶i̶r̶e̶c̶t̶l̶y̶.̶

Ops, wrote this in response to another context... In regards to your idea, in this case yea, it might be that sand in the gear in works or just incompetence.

̶C̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶s̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶g̶e̶a̶r̶s̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶s̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶a̶l̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶,̶ ̶I̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶s̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶f̶e̶a̶t̶u̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶p̶u̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶h̶i̶g̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶o̶,̶ ̶s̶i̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶q̶u̶a̶n̶t̶i̶f̶i̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶o̶r̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶v̶e̶n̶u̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶d̶i̶r̶e̶c̶t̶l̶y̶.̶

Ops, wrote this in response to another thread... In regards to your idea, in this case yea, it might be that sand in the gear in works or just incompetence.

Could be sand in the gears as you say, although, I think it is more that the devs know about the problem but other features get pushed to be higher prio, since they are more quantifiable in order to create revenue for the company directly.