I am in Software Sales.
I have the data - The crack helped us gain more business in Russia - significantly more.

"f your company spent a large amount of time closing the gap and not working on something more innovative"

no large amount of time was necessary - i would of kept the hole open if it was my decision but the techies were eager to prove they are better then the hackers. we will see what comes out of it.

Don't make assumptions about other people or companies if you don't have the data.