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NFC is nearly useless at this point and there is a possibility it will never become ubiquitous. I don't see NFC being a huge selling point outside of the techie

NFC is nearly useless at this point and there is a possibility it will never become ubiquitous. I don't see NFC being a huge selling point outside of the techies fpr quite some time.

cooldeal 14y ago
Well, if only NFC had a big backer and became much more popular.. then maybe merchants would use it. A backer like, you know Apple?
- wmf 14y ago
  Using that same argument, maybe Apple will create some sort of Bluetooth-based payment system.
- dtorres 14y ago
  So, you are saying that Samsung and Nokia aren't popular enough? Samsung and Nokia are popular enough and have the resources to back NFC but as of now they haven't done anything besides launching phones with the technology. NFC today is just a dummy selling point and they know it, because they haven't done anything to make it popular.
  - r00fus 14y ago
    This is basically where Bluetooth was in, say 2003. People are disappointed because Apple is generally forward-looking when it comes to standards and tech, but has shied away from NFC (which shouldn't be surprising given their stance on USB3.0 and Blu-Ray).
gergles 14y ago
Nearly useless except at McDonald's, 7-11, CVS, Foot Locker, American Eagle, Jamba Juice, some Starbucks......
- carlesfe 14y ago
  Not everybody lives in the US, you know. In Europe we have NFC in our credit cards. You put your wallet close to the register, write your PIN, and pay. Few small stores support NFC, though. I'm not saying that's the reason why Apple ditched NFC, but maybe we would need an independent study on actual stores which support NFC and consider if whether it's a useless standard. You're gonna carry your wallet anyway to pay in cash, why not put the NFC in the credit card?
DigitalSea 14y ago
In Australia credit cards and debit cards come with a wireless contact chip inside of the card as standard. I hardly see how NFC is useless, maybe in the US it is, but in Australia and New Zealand as well it certainly has a commercial use.

NFC is nearly useless at this point and there is a possibility it will never become ubiquitous. I don't see NFC being a huge selling point outside of the techies fpr quite some time.

cooldeal 14y ago

Well, if only NFC had a big backer and became much more popular.. then maybe merchants would use it. A backer like, you know Apple?

wmf 14y ago
Using that same argument, maybe Apple will create some sort of Bluetooth-based payment system.
dtorres 14y ago
So, you are saying that Samsung and Nokia aren't popular enough? Samsung and Nokia are popular enough and have the resources to back NFC but as of now they haven't done anything besides launching phones with the technology. NFC today is just a dummy selling point and they know it, because they haven't done anything to make it popular.
- r00fus 14y ago
  This is basically where Bluetooth was in, say 2003. People are disappointed because Apple is generally forward-looking when it comes to standards and tech, but has shied away from NFC (which shouldn't be surprising given their stance on USB3.0 and Blu-Ray).

gergles 14y ago

Nearly useless except at McDonald's, 7-11, CVS, Foot Locker, American Eagle, Jamba Juice, some Starbucks......

carlesfe 14y ago
Not everybody lives in the US, you know. In Europe we have NFC in our credit cards. You put your wallet close to the register, write your PIN, and pay. Few small stores support NFC, though. I'm not saying that's the reason why Apple ditched NFC, but maybe we would need an independent study on actual stores which support NFC and consider if whether it's a useless standard. You're gonna carry your wallet anyway to pay in cash, why not put the NFC in the credit card?

DigitalSea 14y ago

In Australia credit cards and debit cards come with a wireless contact chip inside of the card as standard. I hardly see how NFC is useless, maybe in the US it is, but in Australia and New Zealand as well it certainly has a commercial use.