08-05-2015, 11:23 PM
Christ, what a bunch of entitled ninnies we've become. What's that, you say? I need to reach into my pocket in order to pay for my purchase? Say it ain't so!
Who says it is?
Who says this is about *entitlement*? It's about convenience, and to some degree security.
Does your car have power windows, power door locks, an automatic transmission, and... Air conditioning? Oh, the humanity. When I was your age I had to crank the windows open or closed, and don't get me started on wing vents (windows)! And I had to reach for a headlight switch. AND put a key in the ignition. At least I've learned that your G37 is the same as a Honda Civic. They're both cars.
Check the thread again. I'm not the one who suggested one should buy a $350 Apple Watch to avoid taking out my phone.
You should check the thread again. I see no mention of anybody suggesting one *should* buy an Apple Watch so *you* don't have to take out your phone.
I do see several mentions of convenience, and some relating to security.
You turn that into FUD, once again proving that someone can't say something positive about Apple or a product unless they either 1) say something negative as well or 2) say something positive about a competitor.
Sometimes you are factually corrected though heavily biased, other times you deliberately mischaracterize someone's post. Why is that? Agenda certainly doesn't engender amicable discussion or forward it. Yet you do it routinely. What you seem to infer is frequently radically different from what was implied.
That doesn't speak to objectivity whatsoever.
That said, I love Apple Pay and my Watch. I don't have cause to use it much, but I find it very convenient when I do. No 'Phone or wallet to drop.
Whenever I get gas, hit the ATM, or get groceries, I always check for skimmers, even knowing full well that they have become so sophisticated that some are impossible to detect with just a customer's visual inspection.
A lot of these machines have accepted credit cards for years. No bills required, with or without Apple Pay, Google Wallet, etc.
Was that the case with the vending machine the OP was using?
A soda vending machine at the mall takes credit cards, and I was short of cash, but I decided to wait. I couldn't see a skimmer, but a freestanding machine in the middle of a busy mall would be a great target for a crook. So I took a pass.
A business enabling Apple Pay *might* garner my business if it's not to inconvenient or if I had been considering patronizing it anyway. For instance, if Trader Joe's accepted it, I'd be tempted to visit as I've been curious. If a local market instituted Apple Pay, I'd probably leave Safeway.
At the moment, convenience has the edge over maximum security for me.
I think the point is using Apple Pay is darned handy.
Agreed.
It was about appreciating one has, not about denigrating something else.
Who says it is?
Who says this is about *entitlement*? It's about convenience, and to some degree security.
Does your car have power windows, power door locks, an automatic transmission, and... Air conditioning? Oh, the humanity. When I was your age I had to crank the windows open or closed, and don't get me started on wing vents (windows)! And I had to reach for a headlight switch. AND put a key in the ignition. At least I've learned that your G37 is the same as a Honda Civic. They're both cars.
Check the thread again. I'm not the one who suggested one should buy a $350 Apple Watch to avoid taking out my phone.
You should check the thread again. I see no mention of anybody suggesting one *should* buy an Apple Watch so *you* don't have to take out your phone.
I do see several mentions of convenience, and some relating to security.
You turn that into FUD, once again proving that someone can't say something positive about Apple or a product unless they either 1) say something negative as well or 2) say something positive about a competitor.
Sometimes you are factually corrected though heavily biased, other times you deliberately mischaracterize someone's post. Why is that? Agenda certainly doesn't engender amicable discussion or forward it. Yet you do it routinely. What you seem to infer is frequently radically different from what was implied.
That doesn't speak to objectivity whatsoever.
That said, I love Apple Pay and my Watch. I don't have cause to use it much, but I find it very convenient when I do. No 'Phone or wallet to drop.
Whenever I get gas, hit the ATM, or get groceries, I always check for skimmers, even knowing full well that they have become so sophisticated that some are impossible to detect with just a customer's visual inspection.
A lot of these machines have accepted credit cards for years. No bills required, with or without Apple Pay, Google Wallet, etc.
Was that the case with the vending machine the OP was using?
A soda vending machine at the mall takes credit cards, and I was short of cash, but I decided to wait. I couldn't see a skimmer, but a freestanding machine in the middle of a busy mall would be a great target for a crook. So I took a pass.
A business enabling Apple Pay *might* garner my business if it's not to inconvenient or if I had been considering patronizing it anyway. For instance, if Trader Joe's accepted it, I'd be tempted to visit as I've been curious. If a local market instituted Apple Pay, I'd probably leave Safeway.
At the moment, convenience has the edge over maximum security for me.
I think the point is using Apple Pay is darned handy.
Agreed.
It was about appreciating one has, not about denigrating something else.
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