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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I think some hardware can be pushed on the public, and some can't, and this is one of the "can't" variety. Like those little "cat" scanners that read advertising barcodes... too obviously a case of "let's inflict annoying extra complicated steps onto the end user for corporate convenience!"
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I don't agree. Look at how inferior Internet Explorer proliferated, thanks to the companies pushing it onto PCs, and websites offering things that only IE could access. Look at how Windows and PDFs proliferated, thanks to more and more businesses using the software and sharing documents between them. Look at how PCs flooded offices, based on great licensing deals and, again, the potential of data sharing.
People had no trouble accepting the need for memorizing passwords for bank cards, voicemail, desktops, online accounts, etc. In the case of desktops and online accounts, they let the PCs keep track of them... at the moment, I have dozens.
Even the cat scanners you mention would be used everywhere, if they were tied with something people wanted, like "5% off every item in the store... just scan the barcode to get your discount at the cashier." Or, even better: "Scan at the shelf, and bypass the cashier!"
You just need the right incentive to get everyone on-board.