Isn't it ironic?

I've read several comments on various places that Age of Conan had the best, or one of the best MMO launches ever (which I could only agree to if you exclude the early access period from that evaluation). But then the irony of it struck me: If AoC had the best MMO launch ever, then Funcom now holds the record for both the best MMO launch ever, and the worst MMO launch ever (Anarchy Online). Who says companies can't learn from their mistakes?