> And why does a single failure doom a company "This one failure killed it" is a poplar story. See also Zeppelins being doomed by the Hindenburg disaster, and

> And why does a single failure doom a company "This one failure killed it" is a poplar story. See also Zeppelins being doomed by the Hindenburg disaster, and the Concorde being doomed by an exploding tire. Failures can be the straw that breaks the camel's back, but saying they are the reason for killing their product is only true in the technical sense.