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Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by mixmastamyk on Saturday February 22, 2025 @01:57PM (#43141907)
The point is all these things should be options, not single points of failure. We should be able to pay by coin/tap, or app when at a place we frequent. Apps should use a single system per region, props for being an open standard.

We have the technology.

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Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by kelnos on Sunday February 23, 2025 @06:46AM (#43148628)
I don't think anyone is arguing that. While I wouldn't be surprised if app-only parking situations exist, I have never encountered one. Every place I've needed to park that had an app also offered the ability to pay with card (and often cash) at a meter or machine.
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Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by mixmastamyk on Monday February 24, 2025 @10:52AM (#43160947)
I saw it once and was so disgusted I haven’t been back to the location, for years. Have heard they went back to the old system but my habits have changed permanently it seems.
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