Originally Posted by bthere79

while CS is undeniably a superior product, many people are not really that bothered about flying old CW, especially when flying with a companion (I just booked an LGW-MCO with the old seat and I really do not feel strongly about not having CS)

you're superimposing your hard nosed preference onto the rest of the BA customer base, if you're that bothered about having 100% certainty about your business class seat over considerations about price, schedule and everything else (I suspect you're in the minority) pick a different airline - but then don't complain when you fly QR, LH, EK, etc and end up with a different seat from the one you thought you were getting