4 ms·
Also, can anyone familiar with point of sale systems compare the two? I saw an interview with Jack once where he mentioned cool reporting without going into de
by thesethings 15y ago
Also, can anyone familiar with point of sale systems compare the two?
I saw an interview with Jack once where he mentioned cool reporting without going into details. It seems possible that the value of Squares should also include the cost/fees of POS systems (minus cost of your ipad/iphone/ipod that connects to your Square).
- tbgvi 15y agoTheir iPad app is a bit more comparable, but you'd really be pushing it to say that their iPod/iPhone app can replace a point-of-sale system. Square is perfect for mobile business like landscapers, plumbers, artists, etc. But for businesses with a brick & mortar location, they're missing a lot of the things so they won't be replacing pos system as is. Some of the standard point-of-sale features that Square is missing I don't ever see them getting in to. Things like cash management, re-ordering inventory, employee time clocks... that's what store owners are looking for in a pos system. The iPad app is OK for more simple businesses, which is why they always show it in a coffee shop and not a retail store. If they offered a payments API I think they would be able to break into this market not by replacing the POS, but by replacing the credit card terminal.
- thesethings 15y agoThanks for the thoughtful response. It's funny that we had thread right before Square dropped their reverse-CRM bombshell. Despite being a tool for the buyer more than the seller, the new app definitely incentivizes businesses to become part of the Square ecosystem.