I agree there needs to be more competition, but that doesn't mean you need to get rid of the old way. It is better when two approaches run in parallel, to compensate the other's shortcomings.
That would indeed be ideal: one as a backup for the other, and when both are functioning, chose the one that suits you best. I just think that it's outages that will convince us that we need this... stakeholders in the status quo certainly aren't going to do it.
