Obviously, that's a financial reason. "It gives the team something to do" means "They are being paid to work on products that generates profit instead of getting vacations or getting paid to sit around doing odd tasks until they are assigned to the next big project". From a purely production standpoint it is a really smart move as it keeps members of the development team productive even in between projects. So I am not really sure it is an excuse as much as a matter of fact statement.Legion said:
