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Then what's the point of having a physical card? Why would you give me something that gets damaged by carrying it around to use it? It would be as if a new cell

Then what's the point of having a physical card? Why would you give me something that gets damaged by carrying it around to use it? It would be as if a new cell phone would be "permanently discolored" from being in your pocket. If I can't put it in my pocket, then where?!

ceejayoz 7y ago
> Then what's the point of having a physical card? Backup, and as I noted it's entirely optional. > It would be as if a new cell phone would be "permanently discolored" from being in your pocket. Your new cell phone can easily get screen scratches from other stuff in your pocket or jean rivets or whatnot, just like the Apple Card can. There's a brisk business in screen protectors. > If I can't put it in my pocket, then where?! You can put it in your pocket. If you're Jony Ive and care about the finish staying pristine, put it in a plastic sleve. If you're a normal person, use it until it's no longer usable, then request a (free!) replacement card.
- bastawhiz 7y ago
  Sorry, then why make the damn thing out of titanium? If it's purely for backup, give me some tried and true white plastic that's going to look fine after being in my wallet? It's simply silly to say "it's not supposed to be used" but also make it quite possibly the most aesthetically complex mass produced card in history. There is no reason it can't be changed to be more durable.
  - ceejayoz 7y ago
    It's entirely possible the answer there is "because we're sitting on a quarter trillion dollars worth of cash and want to have some fun with this".
    - bastawhiz 7y ago
      It would be fun if it didn't slowly turn into garbage simply from being in your wallet or pocket. A trillion dollar company has the resources to design something equally pretty that doesn't decay from simple exposure to the two things it's likely to be put in.

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Then what's the point of having a physical card? Why would you give me something that gets damaged by carrying it around to use it? It would be as if a new cell

by bastawhiz 7y ago

ceejayoz 7y ago
> Then what's the point of having a physical card? Backup, and as I noted it's entirely optional. > It would be as if a new cell phone would be "permanently discolored" from being in your pocket. Your new cell phone can easily get screen scratches from other stuff in your pocket or jean rivets or whatnot, just like the Apple Card can. There's a brisk business in screen protectors. > If I can't put it in my pocket, then where?! You can put it in your pocket. If you're Jony Ive and care about the finish staying pristine, put it in a plastic sleve. If you're a normal person, use it until it's no longer usable, then request a (free!) replacement card.
- bastawhiz 7y ago
  Sorry, then why make the damn thing out of titanium? If it's purely for backup, give me some tried and true white plastic that's going to look fine after being in my wallet? It's simply silly to say "it's not supposed to be used" but also make it quite possibly the most aesthetically complex mass produced card in history. There is no reason it can't be changed to be more durable.
  - ceejayoz 7y ago
    It's entirely possible the answer there is "because we're sitting on a quarter trillion dollars worth of cash and want to have some fun with this".
    - bastawhiz 7y ago
      It would be fun if it didn't slowly turn into garbage simply from being in your wallet or pocket. A trillion dollar company has the resources to design something equally pretty that doesn't decay from simple exposure to the two things it's likely to be put in.