Originally Posted by
findark
But I don't even prefer this new hard product to the status quo, let alone see it as any kind of "next decade" step forward. It's fundamentally the same as Polaris too - an all-aisle lay-flat product with a very similar area footprint. Polaris was a huge step up in introducing aisle access; IPTE was full-flat J before that.. it's completely missing any major difference.
They need an update to the tech (display resolution, charging ports, bluetooth, etc) and refurb the seat materials anyway and I bet surveys say people want doors... so here we are.