> Why not collect all the information you possibly can, whether or not you immediately see obvious value to it, and then find ways to justify it later?
Because it's non-trivial and it costs a lot of money to do that, in terms of engineers' salaries, storage, etc.
Well-run companies don't waste money just because they are flush with cash -- especially not when that cash represents board members who want their investment to pay off, not be frittered away on something with no business value.
Because it's non-trivial and it costs a lot of money to do that, in terms of engineers' salaries, storage, etc.