<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Scobleizer]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://scobleizer.blog]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Robert Scoble]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://scobleizer.blog/author/scobleizer/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Wifi in planes horrible&nbsp;business]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techmeme.com/060623/p41#a060623p41">Looks like Boeing is giving up on Wifi in planes</a> because they&#039;ve lost a billion and don&#039;t see that their investment will come back. Funny, didn&#039;t JetBlue just pay big dollars to add that to all their planes?&nbsp;</p>
<p>I used the Boeing service on an SAS flight to Copenhagen and loved it. The problem wasn&#039;t with the Wifi. But there was a major problem elsewhere that&#039;ll keep people from using it: power.</p>
<p>My batteries in my laptop (and in most laptops I see on planes) last about two hours. Yeah, some models last four to eight, if you have additional &quot;big&quot; batteries. But most last about two hours the way you buy them out of the store.</p>
<p>So, how do you get power on the SAS flight? You have to buy a $250 upgrade each way. Prohibitive for most people. I actually tried to upgrade cause I wanted to do some work. Turned out those seats were sold out in both directions.</p>
<p>Long and short of it is that we aren&#039;t going to see Wifi in most planes anytime soon.&nbsp;</p>
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