Comment on your edit: I don't disagree on the potential for a worse technique or tech on either side, but isn't there also potential for the opposite? As in, ex

Comment on your edit: I don't disagree on the potential for a worse technique or tech on either side, but isn't there also potential for the opposite? As in, exposure to a technology/architecture/process at Company B that might help Company A. As a consultant, I find many clients are genuinely interested in how other companies solve similar challenges.