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I don't enjoy carrying a fragile $500+ computer on my person at all time and often do without. I frankly don't want to live in a world where I couldn't leave it

by donatj 10y ago

I don't enjoy carrying a fragile $500+ computer on my person at all time and often do without. I frankly don't want to live in a world where I couldn't leave it at home.

freehunter 10y ago
And plenty of people feel the same way about cards. That's why Apple Pay falls back to plastic cards, and plastic cards fall back to cash.
- nostrebored 10y ago
  If I break my credit card (which is actually quite hard) I get a replacement. If I break my phone I better hope that I had a warranty.
  - bogomipz 10y ago
    As a credit card holder they still send you a physical card, I don't think than anyone is waving that if you say you have an Iphone. If you lose your phone you just fall back to the physical card that you presumably have in your wallet somewhere.
    - facetube 10y ago
      Why not just use the card all the time then?
      - colejohnson66 10y ago
        Because the phone is more secure using one time tokens instead of a semi permanent 16 digit number
        facetube 10y ago
        I was assuming a chip and pin style card. These, as best as I can tell, seem to have most of the security of a phone-based solution, but with a much smaller attack surface (no internet connection, no cellular radio or baseband processor) and no need for recharging or carrying backup payment methods.
        toomuchtodo 10y ago
        The chip on my cards is secure enough compared to a phone-generated token.
- hueving 10y ago
  Really? It costs $500 to replace a credit card?
Grishnakh 10y ago
That's why I don't waste $500 on a phone when I can get a great flagship phone that's a couple years old for $100. If it gets broken, it's not that hard to spend another $100 for a replacement. If it gets broken in a year, I get a replacement that's $100 and now a year newer than the last one. So my question to you is: why do you feel the burning need to stay on the cutting edge? Do you always have to have a car that's less than a year old?

by donatj 10y ago

I don't enjoy carrying a fragile $500+ computer on my person at all time and often do without. I frankly don't want to live in a world where I couldn't leave it at home.

freehunter 10y ago

And plenty of people feel the same way about cards. That's why Apple Pay falls back to plastic cards, and plastic cards fall back to cash.

nostrebored 10y ago
If I break my credit card (which is actually quite hard) I get a replacement. If I break my phone I better hope that I had a warranty.
- bogomipz 10y ago
  As a credit card holder they still send you a physical card, I don't think than anyone is waving that if you say you have an Iphone. If you lose your phone you just fall back to the physical card that you presumably have in your wallet somewhere.
  - facetube 10y ago
    Why not just use the card all the time then?
    - colejohnson66 10y ago
      Because the phone is more secure using one time tokens instead of a semi permanent 16 digit number
      - facetube 10y ago
        I was assuming a chip and pin style card. These, as best as I can tell, seem to have most of the security of a phone-based solution, but with a much smaller attack surface (no internet connection, no cellular radio or baseband processor) and no need for recharging or carrying backup payment methods.
      - toomuchtodo 10y ago
        The chip on my cards is secure enough compared to a phone-generated token.
hueving 10y ago
Really? It costs $500 to replace a credit card?

Grishnakh 10y ago

That's why I don't waste $500 on a phone when I can get a great flagship phone that's a couple years old for $100. If it gets broken, it's not that hard to spend another $100 for a replacement. If it gets broken in a year, I get a replacement that's $100 and now a year newer than the last one. So my question to you is: why do you feel the burning need to stay on the cutting edge? Do you always have to have a car that's less than a year old?