There's a related "What if Netscape went with Scheme as it's scripting language?"
May be a good example of "worse is better"? The costs of fixing the initial shortcomings are staggering, but it is seen as the price of doing business.
Reminded me a bit of the Ex Machina graphic novel series where the dimension hopping cyborg is scanning the internet for information and remarks that at least the have Wikipedia in this reality.
A wise man once said, “Avoid success at all costs”.
Another wise man said, “Everything popular is wrong”.