If I were to put my "suit-hat" on, I'd think like this:
"Most of the population that encounter this inconvenience will think 'oh, I navigated to the wrong version of the page, my mistake. Now, time to find the proper page'. They aren't going to realize that we could have implemented the logic to properly route the reader to the corresponding page on the other version, mobile or desktop. Furthermore, while I can't quantify how many people get pissed off and become resentful of the site for implementing this kind of behavior, I can quantify how many more pageviews we get from putting up this inconvenience (via logs). I can translate this increased pageview to increased ad revenue (simple multiplication). That means increased (at least superficial) profits! I better get a promotion next quarter!"
(I admit to employing excessive hyperbole, but I wouldn't be surprised if people actually thought like this)
If I were to put my "suit-hat" on, I'd think like this:
"Most of the population that encounter this inconvenience will think 'oh, I navigated to the wrong version of the page, my mistake. Now, time to find the proper page'. They aren't going to realize that we could have implemented the logic to properly route the reader to the corresponding page on the other version, mobile or desktop. Furthermore, while I can't quantify how many people get pissed off and become resentful of the site for implementing this kind of behavior, I can quantify how many more pageviews we get from putting up this inconvenience (via logs). I can translate this increased pageview to increased ad revenue (simple multiplication). That means increased (at least superficial) profits! I better get a promotion next quarter!"
(I admit to employing excessive hyperbole, but I wouldn't be surprised if people actually thought like this)