| Todd Allcock 2007-12-29, 10:33 pm |
| At 29 Dec 2007 05:07:46 -0800 4phun wrote:
> PS: The next time you are in Starbucks, look for someone with an
> iPhone (unsurprisingly you can often find someone with an iPhone in
> there) and have them show you how easy it is to see "what's playing"
> currently and how easy it would be buy the current or one or more of
> the last 10 played songs.
>
> Then try to do anything like that with your Windows smart phone. You
> can't do it or it's a pain in the ***? How surprising. Not.
True, but not because of any special technology involved, but because of an
agreement between the companies and additional equipment installed at
Starbucks to make it happen.
Starbucks could just as easily provide the same info via a local intranet
webpage on their WiFi so anyone who goes to www.whatsplayingnow.com, (or
whatever) on their AP sees the same info.
It's a cool concept, but locking it in to one device or even platform makes
it a silly gimmick instead of a useful tool for either party (Apple or
Starbucks.)
When stuck in a long line at a restaurant, I've simply called the
restaurant from the back of the line on my cell and ordered take-out,
(that's as low tech as it gets!) and generally it's ready before I get to
the front of the line. So special phone or applications needed.
(I even faxed a lunch order into a Chipotle restaurant from the back of the
line with my WinMo phone, but it was akward and more of a "proof of
concept"- I wanted to test the speed of my e-mail-to-fax service.)
(Things we geeks will do to amuse ourselves!)
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