Telluur

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   by Telluur 3y ago

   I think it's rather to do with the fact that the Dutch language corner of the Internet is relatively super small when compared to the other well connected European nations like Germany or France. We tend to mingle with the English lang
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   by Telluur 4y ago

   > because there is zero standardization For the Netherlands, you could not be more wrong. By law, all public transport companies for Trains, Metro, Tram, Bus, Watertaxies are hooked into the exact same NFC payment platform, the OV-chipka
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   by Telluur 4y ago

   Innovation? Contactless payment have been a thing for years in the EU. First on physical cards, then on android. Apple locking down NFC access for wallet apps is nothing more than a forced monopoly.
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   by Telluur 5y ago

   On your single point of failure. That might be true, but certainly isn't these days. Networks have grown so large and complex that the only reasonable way of managing them is through SDN, and a small mistake in configuration might resu
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   by Telluur 5y ago

   Uber could pull out from NL, and not be missed, as the country is not super car dependent to start with. Taxi's (or uber like services) are rarely used here. People mostly walk, bike or take public transport. As for the implosion of th
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   by Telluur 7y ago

   Although you are correct. Apple does deny access to the NFC contactless for payment applications.