You can't afford to not Pivot. Especially in tech, where the landscape changes so drastically and frequently. You must adapt or die quickly.
Failure is not a badge of honor, or something to aspire to. It happens, and should be dealt with accordingly, and should not define a person or idea - but it shouldn't be glorified.
The entire point of the article was "Trump changes his mind a lot". Supports will call that adapting, detractors will call that failure. Does it matter how it's labeled?