Sadly, in real life he be fired and blacklisted from the entire industry.

Making the product good is difficult and expensive, so that’s a no.

5 years later: John, thank you for all you’ve done, but we’re taking the company in a new direction. This is Steve, we poached him from another company where he increased revenues by 30% even while shrinking the customer base by 50%. He’ll be taking over for you. Good luck with your future endeavors.

No defenestration?