Originally Posted by
canadiancow
Hence why I would want the CTO job.
The first thing I would do is set up a call with UA and DL to talk to them about how they built their systems.
The second thing would be to fire IBM.
I don't think dl would be interested in helping a non alliance competitor improve its business.
ua might but that would probably be limited to starnet or whatever info is cross shared through the alliance. This is part of the reasons aiines join alliances to have it costs spread across many members (economis of scale) as opposed to building your own. Boarding area offers the same type of value proposition to its bloggers, so they can remain focused on creating content.
I bet IBM has some great cancellation clauses that would hose ac, just like ac does to their customers on a regular basis.