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- decile, on 12/28/2007, -8/+94Goodbye human interaction.
- highPhone, on 12/28/2007, -9/+89The problem with this system is that one brilliant hacker will be sitting in the corner of McDonalds ***** with everyone's orders...
Apple is asking for it this time - wisedude, on 12/28/2007, -21/+87Thanks roberto, for the dumbest comment I've ever seen on digg
- stutimandal, on 12/28/2007, -23/+64Line Jumping should be made illegal. Just because you got an expensive phone, you get ahead of the line? That's pretty unfair and promotes inequality.
- rq60, on 12/28/2007, -2/+40Good idea, no more waiting in line 5 seconds while they pull my burger out from under the heat lamp.
- theuniversal, on 12/28/2007, -0/+32Or hello to more time for more meaningful forms of human interaction.
- haydesigner, on 12/28/2007, -6/+35Thanks wisedude, for ignoring that very obscure "Reply" link.
- soil, on 12/28/2007, -5/+31no, no! shhh, I want to see it happen!
- Angostura, on 12/28/2007, -0/+25Shockingly. I phoned up my local Thai restaurant and ordered a meal for delivery last night, jumping the queue of people who were still walking to the restaurant. Madness/.
- happyseamonster, on 12/28/2007, -1/+25I sign on to papajohn's and it asks me if I want the same order as last time or something different. It has my favorites, my address, my payment info. Even the tip comes out of my account. A half hour later a guy knocks with some pizza. So, you pull up to Starbucks, your iPhone detects their wireless, a screen pops up and asks if you want the usual, you confirm. You walk inside and wait at the pick-up counter, a moment later your drink is ready. No biggy, really.
- theuniversal, on 12/28/2007, -1/+22It's not just because of the phone, it's also because the person takes the time to order in advance. If person A takes the time to place an order before person B, person A should be served first, right? It shouldn't matter HOW they order. A lot of people now buy movie tickets over the Internet just so they don't have to wait in line. Is that unfair to people who don't order tickets online because they didn't think ahead or they don't/can't pay for an Internet connection?
- crpndeth, on 12/28/2007, -1/+21Be fair, human interaction at the retail level is nothing to be missed...
- plbland, on 12/28/2007, -0/+18...hello geek paradise
- ShrimpCrackers, on 12/28/2007, -1/+18Brilliant really? I could have sworn I was using a similar type of system in Finland already, purchasing stuff on the go with my cellphone. Anyway as much as I like my iPhone, I'm just miffed that such things took so long to come to the USA. I'm tempted to begin my rant on how the internet is so much faster in Japan and the cellphones... omg, I'm not even sure how long that'll take.
- clickmyface, on 12/28/2007, -1/+16I was wondering how quickly someone would go there... can you stop to think why they would do this?
SOME FYI:
A)Doubt this is 'minority report'-esque. The stores all already know what does and does not sell. They keep track. No mystery. Thats part of market demand, capitalism, etc...
B) The patent is talking about having a "favorites" section. If you always order the same drink, that will be made easily accessible in the software. What the heck is wrong with that? Nothing. And Starbucks knows how many soy lattes they sell in a day and dont need Apple to help figure it out.
But keep being paranoid, though. We need to be. Not everyone is out to get us, though. - WolfHook, on 12/28/2007, -10/+25"U.S. Patent Application #20070291710 describes a device that also would keep tabs on where a user shops and what he or she likes to buy. Computers at participating stores would keep track of regular customers and their favorite orders."
Anyone remember minority report? I am an Apple fan but not a fan of this type of thing. This type of thing is really going to far. - inactive, on 12/28/2007, -0/+14Maybe if you weren't drinking $5 coffees at Starbucks you could afford a better phone.
- BossKey, on 12/28/2007, -2/+15It's too late. Line jumping ls already part of many business models from concert ticket to airline ticket sales. Faster service is merely another feature that pads margins.
- thailand1972, on 12/28/2007, -4/+16These kind of queue jumpers need a punch in the i.
- TrevorBelmont, on 12/28/2007, -3/+14Do you really think it's that simple? Do you think homeless people are just lazy lallygaggers with their heads in the clouds?
- jdepp, on 12/28/2007, -0/+10I'm from Britain. Queuing is an integral part of the experience!!
- gdaerin, on 12/28/2007, -4/+14I wouldn't mind the convenience of ordering food and drinks on my telephone, which is not an iphone by the way. But, what happens when I decide to stop in at a Starbucks that Looks deserted and after ordering my drink I find out that its going to be an hour long wait because it just so happens 50 people are on their way there right now?! Hell no.
- cbeach, on 12/28/2007, -0/+10To those who will lose out on "human interaction" - how about you go with a friend, rather than prolonging our wait in the queue by having a meaningless exchange with a cashier that (let's be honest) doesn't really care about you, beyond your £3.05 for the mocha.
- gdaerin, on 12/28/2007, -9/+18I'll be damned if someone with an iphone is going to jump me in line!
- doctornkul, on 12/28/2007, -3/+12I think wisedude didn't use the reply link because he knew roberto would get buried, and along with it, wisedude's comment would never be seen by most diggers.
- gtlogic, on 12/28/2007, -2/+10Isn't the point of starbucks so you can go in and hit on the hot chicks behind the counter? Hmm, I guess I could see this being useful for dude baristas. Or really ugly chicks.
- uberdilly, on 12/28/2007, -1/+9Jesus, Forbes has so many ads its just unbearable. Thank god for rss.
- smallwang, on 12/28/2007, -5/+13they have this in japan already to a certain extent, its not a revolutionary idea...
- hobbla, on 12/28/2007, -3/+11Now this just makes it easier for iphone owners to get the ***** beat out of them for their phone. "Hey that douche bag just cut all of us... he must have an iphone... *****..."
- edwartica, on 12/28/2007, -6/+13I don't know about anyone else, but the human reaction is part of why I go out to coffee instead of making it myself.
- MetisElara, on 12/28/2007, -0/+6I walk to the Starbucks down the street all the time. It would be nice to order on the way and have my order ready and payed for electronically by the time I walk in. Not profoundly time saving, but geekgasmy for sure.
- cbeach, on 12/28/2007, -0/+6Has anyone actually thought this through before raising a complaint about the "elite" "jumping the queue"? With iPhone ordering, noone gets an unfair advantage. The queue at the till will simply be shorter - which is good for everyone. Provided everyone drinks the same amount of coffee, the iPhone will not mean in-person customers have to wait longer for their drinks. It ought to take the same amount of time to wait for the drink, whether people are ordering on their phone, or physically waiting in front of you. In fact, if you're queuing in person, the wait for your coffee will actually be shorter than it would have been pre-iPhone, since iPhone customers will be paying via their phones, saving the time it takes to pay over the counter.
- Chirp08, on 12/28/2007, -1/+6so we will be able to hack our phones and get free coffee? niiiceeee...
- Hoxie, on 12/28/2007, -1/+6"No, I did not order a big mac with extra used condoms!"
- Lassan, on 12/28/2007, -0/+5ABP blocked 52 ads...
- SSUK, on 12/28/2007, -6/+11Oh, forgot the golden rule of Digg; "If Apple makes/patents something, there is nothing similar. NEVER"
- jamdogg, on 12/28/2007, -1/+6I'll just wait till everyone has bought into it, then the "preorder" que will be longer than the regular que.
- dreambrother808, on 12/28/2007, -4/+9actually, apple is spending their time and rescources to create this system for competitor's phones... makes sense, no?
- BarriedaleNick, on 12/28/2007, -1/+6What about the time it takes to make a coffee. Say I am third in a queue - a couple of cups and I will be served. Then a ***** with an iphone orders 10 coffees for his office. Whatever way you cut it they are now making more coffee and unless they push my coffee back and start making his then there would no point to the service. Natch I wait longer..
- fkr3, on 12/28/2007, -5/+10And the ironic thing is if anyone else files a patent it's a mob chanting "PATENT REFORM PATENT REFORM PATENT REFORM"
- SSUK, on 12/28/2007, -4/+9Apple was put together in the 70's but a bunch of hippies who were dabbing in drugs and weird childnames like "Sunflower". I really don't think they put much thought behind the whole logo idea.
- popothebright, on 12/28/2007, -3/+8Why is this even remotely patentable?
a) Cellphone payment systems: Not new 5 years ago
b) A response system that tells you when your order is ready?? Uh... this is a messaging system like any other.
Apple is hoping to 'wow' people with the idea of paying for a 'coffee' on their cellphone. Only the technologically retarded will believe that this is something that Apple invented. - theuniversal, on 12/28/2007, -1/+5Will the apocalypse end 20 years later when Apple's patent expires?
- randomerratum, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4It's really because in America, everything is privatized. When you have giant corporations controlling everything and competing with each other the innovations in technology take a backseat to cutting costs - when a cooperation runs everything, they don't have to provide good services if people will pay for it anyway.
- inactive, on 12/28/2007, -1/+5.... SO?!
- ferrariman60, on 12/28/2007, -7/+11Your comment implies that the iPhone is nice *****. Not sure that's the case.
- celkin, on 12/28/2007, -1/+5wisedude is wiiiiiiiise
- appleswitch, on 12/28/2007, -0/+4"I'll be damned if someone with a phone is going to jump me in line!"
People order ahead all the time. - theuniversal, on 12/28/2007, -1/+5That's a good point. Obviously, any company would want to implement this in a way that doesn't anger any customers. I imagine at the least they'll be sure to have sufficient staff to not have unreasonable waiting times for customers who line up. It'll be interesting to see what solutions they come up with.
- SSUK, on 12/28/2007, -0/+4While I agree, the US patent system is majorly flawed and needs urgent review, this is neither the time nor place to be screaming about how messed up it is.
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