Almost all driving is done with the wheel nearly straight.
And all dynamometer testing. Maybe they actually knew what they were doing.
It should be noted there's also seasonal variation, the drop from Sept-Oct and flat-line through November is consistent with Summer ending and school starting.
The subsequent post-November drop doesn't seem to be what you'd expect based on seasonal variation, though we'd need to see a comparison to prior years to really be sure.
This is year-over-year data, so seasonal variations are already factored out.
..and who decides who's a sociopath?
Pretty easy, they run for office.
Why do tech companies even do this?
Tech companies do this because standards organizations move too slow. Manufacturers want to ship something this (week, month, quarter, year...) and the standards people will still be arguing over the name of the new group. I work in 802.11 and we see this happen way too often.
The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes disguised as hard work. -- Herbert V. Prochnow