About a month back I was one of many who predicted that the FF world was about to change and for the better (if you are a customer) and this is where it is playing out: SWU's and uber-tiers. I have to tell you, I have been doing everything I can to convince myself that DL may pony up something around SWU's to respond to the war for customers going on right now. I think they are going to stay silent and after reading the CO announcement I HAVE NO CHOICE but to leave. I owe it to my company, shareholders and myself. The folks who keep parroting that DL is just shedding their "worst customers" could not be more wrong. I EASILY spend 30k a year on DL. There are fewer customers out there now and EVEN FEWER willing to pay a premium to sit up front in these economic conditions. It is my feeling that DL will keep marching to their plan and strategy that was set in 2004 and march all the way to disaster. It is a new model now and while it will change at some point (just like the job market went from Employee to Employer advantaged) right now DL is absolutely out of the competition. This really does change everything...and the next AL to jump in will change it again but I highly doubt it will be DL.