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Often you can still learn some things from the interviews. A glimpse into differing company cultures, for examples.

It is properly the same reason people don't walk out of the movie theater when the movie they where going to see was really crappy.

"...I figured I should just stick the interview out"

I had that experience at an interview. Among other things, the interviewer was late, I was stuck in a tiny office with three people interviewing me, etc, etc. It was quickly apparent to me that they didn't respect their programmers. I decided half way through the interview that I had no interest in the job, and considered politely departing right then, but I stuck it out. I figured it was good interview practice.

Morbid curiosity. :-)