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I agree completely, I just don't understand the hype?? I have not seen a situation where I have thought this idea really fits Someone started putting a QR cod

• bherms 15y ago
  Some airlines are using QR codes now and it's kinda nice... I did a pre-checkin online, had them text me my boarding pass, got a text seconds later with a QR code and was ready to go. The only thing that sucks is if your phone dies waiting to board your flight.
• buyx 15y ago
  I think the hassle of typing, versus scanning is the purported advantage. But the advantage is offset because an app needs to be launched. Are there any devices that can recognise something as a QR code, as soon as it they are switched on? If you could switch a phone camera on (an easy operation on most phones), and, when pointed at a QR code, it automatically figured out that it was looking at a QR, and decoded it, I think QR codes stand a chance. Otherwise, I would tend to agree with you, at least for consumer consumption.
  • chrislomax 15y ago
    I think you are right in what you are saying but that means that QR codes would have to be widely adopted to make them native to the device you are looking at them on. And as the other commenter noted, what if the device dies? Airlines have been using QR style codes for years for bags etc so they can probably find a use for them. I'm all for advancements in technology but I somehow feel that this is a fad that will pass quite quickly unless they find an actual use for it