Google Kills Off Those Little Square Codes You Scan With Your Phone
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-03-31/tech/29979593_1_qr-codes-android-nfc-forum
Why Google is completely and moronically wrong….
NFC tech has it’s uses, buy a coke from a vending machine. Hoorah! But seriously, the appeal of the QR code is the simplicity in use and creation – it’s ubiquitous.
ANYONE, and I mean ANYONE can create a QR code. Heck, an artist can even paint one on a wall. If a deli shop wants to, they can create one for their menu. Put them on flyers, and post them around town. It can even be a coupon.
But NFC, where am I going to get a chip. How am I going to embed that into my resume when I send it off? How is an add in a magazine going to place that NFC chip in the page? How is it not going to be confused by 50 other NFCs in all the other ads?
Seriously, this is a brain fart on the part of Google. Not to demean NFCs in any way. More tech the better. And it’s probably just what we need for more advanced transactions. But I view the two technologies as complimentary, rather than exclusive. Both serve different roles and have their advantages.
Google Kills Off Those Little Square Codes You Scan With Your Phone
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