He didn't say he won.

It depends on the airline, but sometimes I can put my laptop in weird positions that aren't half bad. The main technique is fully opening the screen, balancing the laptop on its lower edge, and using a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Has the added benefit of putting the screen closer to eye level.

Hah, reminds me of learning to play Quake Live on my macbook trackpad. It was hard to go back to a mouse.

I guess not everyone flies economy (I do though, and not out of choice.)