Why Did Leading Solar Panel Maker Solyndra Fail?

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2. Interesting spin on the data, sounds like WSJ viewpoint

A slightly different spin...

Item 1 - they were too susceptible to short-term price fluctuations while working towards a long-term goal.
Item 2 - massive subsidies to fossil fuels (i.e. all the damage they get to do for free, much of which we won't know about for many decades, and that only if we pay for the research, and their immunity to lawsuits) affected their competitive position
Item 3 - The United States doesn't support developing industries well (which is also the cause of 1)