yo, DominoPaxNabisco, you "don't give companies a pass because something in the supply chain broke down". Please be prepared to fall on your sword the next time something which YOU deliver as a work-product has an issue because of a software application flaw that you were not able to discover prior to shipping off your latest word document or software module because you did not stress test the entire technology platform with which you have compromised yourself.
Stress-testing is different than quality control. Yes, integrators should verify that components which they incorporate function properly after assembly. The disk works. The memory works, etc. Sure, burn it in for a couple of days to root out flaws and failures.
The failure of a capacitor after one year as opposed to three years is NOT something you can "stress test" to filter out. It is, in fact, a design and quality issue for the supplier of the component. If you wish to impale technology companies on the prickly barb of your snooty attitude, be prepared to wait a couple of years before you get your next piece of gear so that the vendor can adequately "stress test" it just for you. Oh, but wait, then it would be halfway through its useful life already, and by your reckoning would still end up failing prematurely.
Gosh, looks like you have a problem. Again, your loss.
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