> SpaceX got lots of funding because of military/government potential. Boom has raised a lot of money, including an undisclosed (but presumably large) slug of

> SpaceX got lots of funding because of military/government potential. Boom has raised a lot of money, including an undisclosed (but presumably large) slug of cash from the Saudis last November. > There's less than zero percent chance Boom will be able to offer cheap "everyday joe" prices on their aircraft. You do realize that the history of technology is a long list of failed predictions just like this, right? That doesn't mean they're going to succeed, of course, but one scoffs at new things at one's own peril.