Clearly not the case?<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/07/tesla-says-it-is-now-profitable-ships-109-roadsters-in-july/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/07/tesla-says-it-is-now-pr...</a><p>Real world mechanical/electrical innovation is hard, and there's a lot of investment up front.<p>Where would we be if people called ARPAnet a waste of money 8 years into its existence?  I bet it was bleeding money for EIGHT STRAIGHT YEARS as well?