[Larrikin]

It's a pretty awful regression to the complete elimination of the systems. I remember my first flight to Japan as a teenager on ANA and finding out that they not only had movie channels in the seat but you could actually play SNES games. I got to watch movies I hadn't even heard of as well. The games have been eliminated and you're now stuck playing terrible candy crush clones if your family can't afford a switch.

I've seen domestic flights have already started removing in flight tvs and telling you to make sure you download the app before the flight takes off. Seems pretty awful that families are now expected to provide a screen for every person or they're out of luck

[vancroft]

Yeah, the potential for enshittification is massive. I can imagine they'll offer the Wi-Fi for free at first, use that as a reason to take out screens, and then start charging for the Wi-Fi as an "extra service" (in the way that everything is charged for these days, including basics like booking seats together if you're booking for two or more people).

[Symbiote]

The European airlines with in-flight wifi (not necessarily Starlink) have several grades.

The free connection replaces the screen: you can see the flight status, destination tourist guide, connection information and the in-flight menu and catalogue. Sometimes you can watch films, TV or stream music and podcasts.

There's a cheap level which claims to allow messaging services.

Then something 'normal'

And finally something 'business' which supports VPNs.

One airline I used had holders in the headrests to support a tablet or large phone. (I forgot which one.)