* Posts by XcOM

3 publicly visible posts • joined 31 Jul 2013

Apple files 'Bonk to Gift' near field communication patent application

XcOM

Re: DRM is key

I've used NFC quite a few times with some of my apps, there are some where I've beamed/NFC'd (What ever you want to call it) apps to other peoples phone where it takes them to the Android Playstore to download the app if they want to pay for it or install it if its free.

There's your prior art.

Google's Street View cars venture inside TARDIS

XcOM

Seems to be working for me, I hope they expand it to the rest of the tardis but this would be hard as its ever changing and can go on forever, would be nice if you could visit the eye of the tardis

Apple kept us waiting while it searched our packages every day, claim shop staff

XcOM

Simple Answer

When I worked in places in the past the where searched where it was quick and painless taking less than a minute or two that's fine,

Others where it took longer we were either paid for the time spent waiting to be searched or we got to knock off earlier than usual for the search.

No one in the right mind would dispute that apple is well within there rights to search its employees upon leaving the shop, they have to protect them selves after all, but in the same respect the staff can't be expected to stop back ages waiting to be searched.

I can see apples point of view that they need to do these are there is a lot of stock that's worth a lot to them. But on the other hand you can't expect the staff to wait around forever and a day to be searched unpaid.

The answer is simple, use either of the examples above of leaving earlier, getting paid for the time spent, or making it really quick.