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Google, Virgin America Offer Free Wi-Fi

Google has partnered with Virgin America to provide free WiFi on every Virgin America flight between November 10 and January 15. For Google, this is a smart marketing move because it generates tons of good will among everyone who flies Virgin America, according to TechCrunch. But Google is really giving a gift to Virgin America in the form of yet one more incentive to fly its planes over competitors'. Furthermore, TechCrunch suggest that Virgin would be wise to give WiFi away for "free" to everyone on board regularly, while perhaps charging more per flight. For the moment, however, the question is whether or not the service will support all its additional users.

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