I have to admit to being completely unsurprised at this announcement: Boeing to end in-flight Internet service.

The problem was always going to be the price. Today's computer users, business and consumer, are getting used to the idea of free WiFi when outside the home or office. If I go to numerous cafes, restaurants and many airports and other locations, I can get free, unfettered, Internet access through my WiFi connection. Even hotels are beginning to realize that the costs charged for a weeks Internet access (which can often be as much per day as a month of ADSL access at home) are putting people off paying.