What would you expect Boeing to say? The planes don't show up for 3 years, so that's plenty of time for them to posture. While it would be nice if they had an option for any vendor's EFB like Airbus, the solution is easy enough. Either opt out of Boeing's unit and use the same unit that is going into the rest of the planes, or use the next 3 years to find and aftermarket mod to Boeing's system. By 2009, shouldn't most FDX planes have the EFB on board? Why change the system based on Boeing getting grumpy about 15 airplanes?