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It's not like the process itself requires the production of an inferior seat. All you've told us is the inferior seat is a product of industry-wide trends and profit maximization, which isn't exactly endearing to customers.
Look, I'm not saying it's perfect, no J seat is, and I'm looking forward to trying it tonight. But the cabins on the 777 were getting really quite tired and needed an upgrade. I'm happy with tradeoff: the upgraded tech, better privacy, more adjustable seat/tray table/etc. And I can see why they didn't go with Safran's Cirrus NG, which had massive quality control issues when Virgin put it on its A350s back in 2019.
Will report back on how restrictive the footwell is but I don't see it being an issue since I can sleep fine in BA Club Suite and various other Elevation/Elements variants and most other seats also have footwells of some sort (and I don't exactly have small feet!)
The bigger issue, and the one I raised with Vivian, is that I've noticed the padding on BA's Club Suite deteriorate quite quickly. Speaking to Vivian, she suggested that the foams/materials used in this are up to the airline and can be specced to different levels, and BA is not exactly renowned for investing in non-essential maintenance...