Mwalimu@baraza.africa to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoFor anyone who knows more about Hong Kong's Octopus Card move to Apple and Google digital wallets, what is your general assessment on its dependency on these companies in the future?message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareFor anyone who knows more about Hong Kong's Octopus Card move to Apple and Google digital wallets, what is your general assessment on its dependency on these companies in the future?Mwalimu@baraza.africa to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareMwalimu@baraza.africaOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI was surprised Hong Kong would give up their payment system that seems to have worked just fine for a Google platform that was charging “service fees”. I wonder how much lobbying happened /s
minus-squareMarxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoConversation probably went something like “Do you want the eeevil seeseepee to control you? No? Use our wholesome American platform!”
I was surprised Hong Kong would give up their payment system that seems to have worked just fine for a Google platform that was charging “service fees”.
I wonder how much lobbying happened /s
Conversation probably went something like “Do you want the eeevil seeseepee to control you? No? Use our wholesome American platform!”