Research by Stanford scientists has shown that musical training improves how the brain processes spoken words, and could lead to improvement in reading ability for children with dyslexia and other problems.
With such a large focus dedicated to maintenance, training and administration, the ability of IT managers to find the time and resources to invest in innovation, even process improvement initiatives will be hampered, if not completely derailed.
Since communities are a key platform for accelerated learning and performance improvement, interactions in physical space help to amplify our ability to pursue these important quests.
It certainly would not contribute to economies of scale, and might even impede the ability to introduce upgrades since both engine designs would need to be modified before any improvement could be fielded.