It’s Apple in the Air

In their most lucid dreams the Wright Brothers may have thought of flying to the Moon or having an entire city floating in the sky, but the thought of having instant access to all of the world’s knowledge probably never crossed their minds. This implausible power belonged in the realm of gods. Now with the Hertzian space expanding upwards we find ourselves with this power. What mobile devices are used for these flights of networked fancy?

It appears Apple has done an even better job in the air than it has done on the ground. Over 90% of in-flight mobile web usage that PercentMobile has measured in the last 3 months has come from Apple Devices. The newly released iPad ranked first with a solid 41% — no surprise considering its extra long battery life. The iPhone ranked second with 38%, with the iPod adding an additional 15%. It also hasn’t hurt that Apple has made it drop dead simple to toggle on Airplane Mode and WiFi from each of these devices.