We'd likely be in the same situation right now, just with fewer extra features which are actually good. The C API would have to change in almost the same way. The network hardware would have to have separate paths anyway. Rules would still have to cover both cases separately.
Sure, we'd save a little bit of time from the extra features, but I don't see how anyone's deployment approach would be different.
Sure, we'd save a little bit of time from the extra features, but I don't see how anyone's deployment approach would be different.