Yes, but when this happens, the company can usually afford to hire thousands of engineers and brute force the issue, or the product is unpopular and in the proc

Yes, but when this happens, the company can usually afford to hire thousands of engineers and brute force the issue, or the product is unpopular and in the process of disappearing. Exceptions (like Whatsapp) are legendary for the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few engineers that follows success.