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Re:Apple Pushes Deeper Into Mobile Payments by ulfw on Saturday January 25, 2014 @05:12PM (#7122744)
Yea but how is this fundamentally different from the millions of self-check out aisles at grocery stores around the world? I mean, yes, you use your own phone, fire up an app, scan the item and use your stored credit card. But a self-check out kiosk works similar enough. Scan item and use your own credit card by swiping it.
Re:Apple Pushes Deeper Into Mobile Payments by huxley on Saturday January 25, 2014 @05:53PM (#7122891)
All the self-service aisle kiosks I've used are horrible machines that scream at you for tiny deviations.

Their UX reminds me of the Onion's video: "Franz Kafka International Named World's Most Alienating Airport":

http://www.theonion.com/video/pragues-franz-kafka-internatio...

Re:Apple Pushes Deeper Into Mobile Payments by w1ntermute on Sunday January 26, 2014 @09:08AM (#7125093)
I don't understand what's so difficult to use about self-checkout. Once you've used them once or twice, you know how to use them at pretty much any store. I always prefer self-checkout to going up to a cashier. Cashiers are always so slow and take their time. I can get done extremely quickly if I use self-checkout though.
Re:Apple Pushes Deeper Into Mobile Payments by ulfw on Saturday January 25, 2014 @06:02PM (#7122929)
True true!