All these tech experts are saying that 2011 is the year that we are going to stop using credit cards and start using smartphones to make payments. This is absurd. My mom takes 10 minutes to type a text message that says "Hi Keith" so how is she supposed to figure this out? Call me old fashioned, but I like being able to swipe a credit card. A couple years ago the MTA tried to let subway riders tap their credit card against a censor instead of swiping their Metrocard and you know who uses it? Nobody. I don't like this idea for other reasons. If you're making a call or texting, you couldn't make a payment without getting all complicated. Plus, if you lose your cell phone, you are fucked beyond belief. The dude at this Isis company is all talk and bullshit. The same people who are going to use it are the people who are the mayor of the CVS down the street. The point of technology is to make life more convenient. A lot of these new apps are very cool and fill a need in the world. This is going to save 2 seconds, tops. No way it catches on. I'll stick to plastic.
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