The difference is, that in this case, the top is one of the main culprits of the delays... zomg let's decentralize followed by a zomg let's centralize has consequences on project delays. Not speaking of the zomg let's harvest potential by pooling resources.
Put a total sociopath among the directors to get rid of the schmoozing going on up there. Next idiotic cover up should face a total jerk wanting to tear it down for his own gain.
NB: yes I know, I'm totally clueless on the subject, but was fun writing it ^^.
Again, let me reiterate what I said ages ago: make ao autonomous, financially and decisionally. Stop the current situation where ao has to be drained of it's blood to keep the others alive. Oh, and ao wants it's money back... naow!
Clicksaver should definitively be integrated in the game. Done well, it would actually lower the pressure on the system. The user could enter some parameters such as what it is looking for, amount of tries and so on, the system would calculate the odds of finding it, and sometimes would fail, sometimes would give a link to a mish with what was looked for... instead of the current inefficient way of doing it.
To make myself clear, this is a rant post... I still find ao to be by far the most interesting mmorpg on offer... doesn't mean some stuff doesn't irk me. I've tried a bunch of others... they just pigs with shiny lipstick.