batninth,
Trouble is, and this is where I suspect your comment is coming from
The other half of my post probably would have clarified. But i decided I'd rather keep that bit out of the public eye.
Suffice to say. Each to their own experiences. I've had mine (and seen many others), you've had yours. Probably the fairest thing to say publicly about any sort of "WAN optimization" (riverbed or anyone else) is
caveat emptor, due diligence required.