[bert]

I obsserve China from various reports That may all have an agenda, but it seems that that China and especially the young have embraced some technology that is advanced ahead of us. That is home grown rather than appropriated rether than stolen

A case in point is point of sale transactions on smart phones. The young buyer has a bank account that provides automatic payments with an ap. That ap incorporates the capability to deal with the transaction aps of say McDonalds. The ap is called up and then the McDonalds or Webdy’s or whqat ever ap is selected and up pops a menu. The desired items are ordered and then picked up. on pickup, the vendor is payed and the transaction is closed.

Meanwhile in America, the fast food industry is considering kiosks for order entry a la Sheetz. That technology is already obsolete even before it is implemented.

[Mears]

“A case in point is point of sale transactions on smart phones. The young buyer has a bank account that provides automatic payments with an ap. That ap incorporates the capability to deal with the transaction aps of say McDonalds. The ap is called up and then the McDonalds or Webdy’s or whqat ever ap is selected and up pops a menu. The desired items are ordered and then picked up. on pickup, the vendor is payed and the transaction is closed.”

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That is being done in the US,at least it is at Dunkin Donuts-——I’ve seen it.

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[epluribus_2]

That sounds really great if you want the government building detailed list of your food amounts, frequency, calorie and fat, and socially responsible sources. Not that they would ever misuse the data Beyond Simple statistical research. Especially when they told us low fat would improve the nation’s health

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I’m aware that the US is far from being cutting edge on everything. In foreign countries I have seen digital displays indicating the time remaining until the traffic light turns red - or green. Much nicer.

[webheart]

No it is not obsolete. Not everyone has a smartphone and not everyone has a debit account to use for payment. Some people are too stupid to figure out apps. First installing then configuring then using. Some people want nothing to do with using smart phone apps to order food. At least the kiosk takes cash.