What I don't get about these comments about how Boeing has blown it by not having the 359ULR beat is that there isn't even much demand for the 777-200LR. I'm sure AIrbus will sell a few to do SIN-JFK, SYD-LHR, or SYD-JFK, but the 777-200LR experience shows that there just isn't that big a space for these ultra long haul planes (even though it blows the A340 variants out of the water in cost, AFAIK). The 777-300ER, on the other hand, has sold very well. There just aren't that many city pairs that are outside the range of a 777-300ER that are opened up by a -200LR, and there aren't many more that a 777-8 or 359ULR will add.