From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 02 2000 - 17:42:23 EST
At the risk of being dangerously off topic here, I think it should be
pointed out that the airlines are in the business of providing transport
services to people, not a moble computing environment. Many (most?)
planes running today were fitting with their seats long before laptops
were common. It takes a while for things like airplanes (and taxis,
hotels, cafes, ...) to catch up on accomodating things. And, unlike
the other things I mentioned, changing the configuation of an airplane
seat is no easy matter, nor is it cheap. Remember too, that the sizes
of laptops is changing (the TP 240 is an amazing example!), and retro-
fitting seats for a 770Z might not be seen as being good in just a few
years when most laptops resemble the 240. I'm sure the technology
change factor helps influence the airlines reluctance to modify their
seating.
--STeve Andre'
At 05:36 PM 3/2/2000 -0500, Mike Capone wrote:
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>I agree, but it's really the airlines who are at fault for providing
>tiny seats and trays, as well as seats which promote the crushing of
>TFT screens. I imagine it is just the airlines trying to piss us all
>off so we will pay the premium for the extra 2 inches or whatever it
>is you get in first class.
[snip]
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