[gaius]

But why should he have to fix it? Who was there first?

[Crito]

Michael Bolton? Is that you?

His setup is defective. He can either complain and live with it, or he can fix it.

[gaius]

Or Google could tune down the wifi on their bus? How powerful does it have to be?

[Crito]

They could, but realistically that isn't going to happen. Hence the Office Space reference:

  Michael Bolton: Yeah, well, at least your name isn't Michael Bolton.
  Samir: You know, there's nothing wrong with that name.
  Michael Bolton: There *was* nothing wrong with it... until I was
                  about twelve years old and that no-talent ass clown
                  became famous and started winning Grammys.
  Samir: Hmm... well, why don't you just go by Mike instead of Michael?
  Michael Bolton: No way! Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.

Michael Bolton, the character in the movie, laments that he shares his name with a (real life) signer. He could go by another name, but refuses to because he thinks that the singer is at fault. Realistically Michael Bolton, the song singer, will never change his name, so Michael Bolton, the office worker, is choosing to instead complain and live with it. The humor comes from the ridiculous nature of the office worker's stance.

(Also, assuming the wifi on these buses is not in violation of FCC regulations, this really is this guys problem, not Google's.)

[sliverstorm]

The spectrum WiFi operates in is free for any and all to use, and you don't get squatter's rights.

If you want a frequency nobody else has the right to use, you are going to have to buy your own spectrum.

[gaius]

While technically true, that is clearly a bad way to think about this. It's analogous to someone playing loud music on the bus, and you telling someone, if you don't like it buy your own bus.