Hmmm...I think it depends on how fast the feedback loop of bad sales is. There are lots of cases where somebody inside a corporation wants the answer to be "X"

Hmmm...I think it depends on how fast the feedback loop of bad sales is. There are lots of cases where somebody inside a corporation wants the answer to be "X", because that's what they had advocated. It may be worse for the corporation as a whole, but it's better for that guy's career, and if the hit to the corporation is not immediately visible.