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ihatescreennames said:

When I used Apple Pay at Costco a couple weeks ago I was able to use my Apple Watch at the terminal while the items were being scanned. Then I loaded my cart as things were being scanned and when the cashier finished he handed me my receipt and I was able to walk away right then. I didn’t need to go back, pull out my card, wait for the chip to be read, sign, get my receipt and then go. It’s great and I wish I could use Apple Pay everywhere. 

On the other hand, last time I was at Costco, I handed the cashier my combined membership card/VISA card at the beginning of the transaction, as is required.  After he rang up the last item, he handed me my (NFC equipped) card.  I tapped it on the terminal, and it registered immediately.  I still had to wait as my items were bagged.  No time was lost by using the card, and I didn't have to pull out my phone, since my card was already out.  There are lots of places that Apple Pay is more convenient, but Costco is not one of them, at least not if you have the Costco VISA card.

"A Bluetooth chip and contactless payment reader is also available that supports Apple Pay, but it costs users $49 to own." 

It also absolves the vendor of liability in the case of credit card fraud.  When using the stripe reader, the vendor will have to pony up to cover any fraud, instead of the bank.  It's a really good, cheap insurance policy to go chip/contactless. 

nunzy said:

It looks like very few people care about software updates.

At least when you're only allowed to give one reason for switching. Notice the results add up to 100%, so nobody could give multiple reasons.

326h is also the second public beta. 

 When you request the desktop site, it sticks to the tab to which you applied it.  If you open the site in a new tab, you will get the mobile site.