> The org dropped 100M+ on just the kind of rewrite this author is talking about before giving up in failure. That is evidence that the author has a point. He

> The org dropped 100M+ on just the kind of rewrite this author is talking about before giving up in failure. That is evidence that the author has a point. He also said, at the very end, that this is a two-part article, and part 2 will deal with how to address these problems. I would not be surprised if he advocates something like the approach you suggested in this case.