"dsi1" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 2:32:40 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 9:49:07 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:54:29 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi10yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 8:05:36 PM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> >> >> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:6493986e-01a7-4f6d-9dd4-
> >> >> I simply said that most of the posters here find the modern world
> >> >> scary.
> >> >> Either you agree with that or you don't. This isn't about you or me.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Nothing scary about it, just don't need a lot of it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheri
> >> >
> >> >A lot depends on your age. The millennials and later generations don't
> >> >quite see it that way. These guys aren't hooked on Windows - they use
> >> >iOS and Android for their computers.
> >>
> >> If I don't use Windows I'm unemployed, but I can live without iOS and
> >> Android.
> >
> > It doesn't matter what you or I use. For the first time since the 80's,
> > more people are using cell phone based OSes than Windows. Things are
> > going
> > as we have planned...
>
> I have noticed that. I hate doing stuff on my cell phone. I got the Taco
> Time (local chain) app so I could get discounts and free food. But then I
> discovered that I have to pay using my phone. I'm not going to do that,
> especially since when I do get their food. I almost always use the drive
> through. I have seen people hand over their phones and Starbucks. Nope.
> Not
> taking the chance of someone dropping my phone. Plus I prefer paying with
> cash. Cash is simple. I can see it in my wallet. I can see how much I
> have.
> And I can see when I need to stop spending. I know that cash is going the
> way of the wind but... I'm a die hard.
I was at Walgreens yesterday and commented on the contactless terminal. "Can
people make payments using their phones?" She said she thought so. I told
her it's kind a scary thing to do. One of these days, I'm gonna pull the
lever and use my phone. My guess is that in 5 years or less, most POS
payments will be made this way. Yoose guys better get a smart phone pronto.
==
We have contactless pay at supermarket checkouts. You have to wave your
debit/credit card at the terminal. I do have that facility on my cards but
I prefer not to use it. I put my card in as usual and punch in my PIN. I
have no knowledge of using my phone.
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