Can't really argue with this...

[perlmonger]

Via brad, here are some wise words from Linus Torvalds:

When you hear voices in your head that tell you to shoot the pope, do you
do what they say? Same thing goes for customers and managers. They are the
crazy voices in your head, and you need to set them right, not just
blindly do what they ask for.

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[gmul.livejournal.com]

Largely true, when you're selling something. I'm sure though that you remember some of the dumbass things that users, including and often especially managers can ask for. Then it may be perfectly reasonable to not give them exactly what they ask for but try and find an alternative that provides the required business benefit (assuming there actually was one) without causing problems elsewhere. I've had a number of such things this week alone.