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Regarding the widget's origins: My understanding is that while the company name certainly comes from the Mississippi Delta, the widget is actually a stylized depiction of the Greek letter "delta." It's actually a fairly symbolic corporate logo, a double entendre in itself. You only see such a clever idea once in a blue moon, particularly in this industry.
Its elegant brilliance is one reason, IMO, that the widget has survived for 40-plus years now. Good to see it enduring with the new scheme, which I find quite attractive.
I must say I didn't see the problem with the modernized widget, either, although I suppose it's good to see
DL reaching back to its roots. I think the Mullin team was ignorant, to a degree, of Delta's regional identity and the culture that had developed there. Grinstein's decision to bring back the original widget sends the message that he won't make the same mistake.
As an aside, I remember calling the reservations line in the early and mid '90s, to hear, in the sweetest, most genteel Southern accent imaginable, "Del-da Ay-uh lines, this is Mrs. Scott. How can I help you?" Those were the days...