From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Phil Payne wrote:
> "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.
>

Think of all the airport "Wifi sites" & "Internet Suites".

Not a lot of point if you're not allowed anything electronic & powered on board.

Maybe they could have a special "laptop checkin" at the gate
& a concomitant "laptop retrieval" at the gate upon arrival.

> 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.
>


Internet on board an aircraft with "your own" device will be dead.

 Adam

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