Originally Posted by
chrisl137
I actually like not having things in the seatback that decide to turn themselves on and be bright at random. I tend not to use IFE very much, and given that nearly everybody is carrying at least one wifi capable high res screen (with their complete music collection as well) at all times, it makes more sense to provide entertainment on that than to spend $$$ on something you can install in a seatback that will be behind what's in people's carry-on before you even install the first unit.
Additionally, these systems and screens need to be updated with the changing technology, and that is something that happens quite often. New phones/TVs come out now with better screen resolution, battery etc every 6 months, how do you keep up with that tech growth on airplanes, otherwise the technology becomes old and obsolete. The way all technology is going is cloud based, so only having to change software, i.e movie selection/streaming, and allowing the consumer to select their method of using that software is really the smarter way to go forward.