Re:Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible
by whimsicalism on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:04AM
(#27676817)
The problem is that you have to have an NFC reader that they bring to you or that is at every table (if you are, say, in a restaurant).
By contrast, QR codes are cheap to manufacture, so you can put it on every table and anyone anywhere can pay without having to go to the counter or whatever.
Plus, NFC doesn't work over distance. Nor is it bidirectional.
I think there is something about QR that helps it gain critical mass over NFC, I have not seen anywhere penetrated as heavily by NFC as the QR codes are in China. Alipay QR codes are showing up in DC & SF too now.
I'm curious if those commenting have been to China/used the QR code system, I was likewise very skeptical before visiting.
By contrast, QR codes are cheap to manufacture, so you can put it on every table and anyone anywhere can pay without having to go to the counter or whatever.
Plus, NFC doesn't work over distance. Nor is it bidirectional.
I think there is something about QR that helps it gain critical mass over NFC, I have not seen anywhere penetrated as heavily by NFC as the QR codes are in China. Alipay QR codes are showing up in DC & SF too now.
I'm curious if those commenting have been to China/used the QR code system, I was likewise very skeptical before visiting.