The price increase for the premium seat fee on trancons is really unfortunate. I had my first VX experience this weekend and I thought it was one of the coolest travel experiences I have ever had. However, the legroom was disturbingly bad and I wasn't able to open my laptop when the person in front of me reclined. That's fine for a cheap shorthaul but unworkable for a longhaul flight. $100 round trip for exit row/bulkhead is a lot of money considering every other airline gives it to elites for free. Having power is nice, but it's useless if you can't open your laptop.