> For example, the top two manufacturers of in-flight entertainment systems are already transitioning to Android (Thales and Panasonic). Hmmm, on a flight a co

> For example, the top two manufacturers of in-flight entertainment systems are already transitioning to Android (Thales and Panasonic). Hmmm, on a flight a couple of years ago my IFE screen (Panasonic I believe) crashed, and I was treated to linux kernel boot messages and then a bunch of SDL (the hoary old linux graphics/game library) error messages as it messily failed to restart properly... It definitely had a bandaid-and-chewing-gum feel, so using something like Android would probably be a good thing.