From: "Phil Payne" 

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:44e34d55{at}w3.nls.net...
> I didn't think about thin clients using rented space on a personal server.
> That actually might work for business purposes.

AIrlines make their money from business passengers.

In the future, there will be two types of long-haul airliner - connected
and not connected.  The not connected ones will have few business
passengers and will make a loss.  Darwin.

What the airlines have to do next is bundle the charges.  Business
travellers will pay $2000 for the flight, but insist on the $2 gin and
tonic being bundled.  Revenue opportunity or not, in-flight costs have to
be bundled.

Rented laptops on board?  Not only did the previous guy install malware,
but he flattened the battery and changed the network definitions.  A hard
drive refresh between flights?  I think they have enough to do during
turnaround. Pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and helpdesk?

Interesting issues.  Assigning your inbound email address during electronic
check-in?  Deciding the seat over there would be better and moving your
local IP address?

"Excuse me, miss - could you move 192.168.0.167 to Row 3, Seat A?"

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