Agreed- those MSP/DTW flights are on creaky 752s and 753s. It's nice to have exit row, and if AS can offer it to NW elites, I don't see the issue with DL elites- most of the DL traffic on the West Coast that's going to be flying AS WAS NW traffic.

The issue where I could see it being a problem is AA... but in that case, I'd REALLY like exit row seating on AA, especially since the chances of reciprocal upgrades on AA are something like diddly/squat.