Financial Software and POS Systems Suck, and it's YOUR Fault

kennith

kennith

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Thanks for that... Assholes.

You and your stupid "apps". Let me tell you something, if you call a computer program an "app", you have NO FUCKING RIGHT to complain if someone calls a mag a clip or an AR an assault rifle. You don't know what "application" means, and you don't know what "app" means. Don't bitch when someone calls your Rover a Jeep or a Toyota, or even a Range Lander Defendovery.

All this cloud bullshit... Non-existent customer service, web access to financials, subscription services that never existed before and are in the way of commerce... That's on anyone who uses a smart phone for navigation, doesn't know what lossless compression is, and streams things they should be watching on Bluray. It's on people who have never read a manual on computer operation, as well.

It's on people who jerk off to Apple and Google "tap" payments, and it's on anyone who sends a text because they are too damned stupid to realize a phone call is more efficient. It's on everyone who thinks it's okay that I should have to wait for a callback when attempting to fucking give someone money, and who thinks discussion forums are the place to receive service and advice on a professional level.

It ain't on me, and it ain't on anyone like me, so I know who to fucking blame, you iPhone and Android jockeys, and I don't fucking appreciate it. Stop fucking everything up and get off your lazy asses. Hell, Quickbooks always sucked balls, but now it's even worse because you seem to think a subscription for something that paid for a company to be built from the ground into an empire WITHOUT subscriptions makes any sense at all.

Square? It would be nice, but fuck Square. I need an account to find out if I want an account, or I've got to wait two days to even find out what they offer?

Too late, assholes. Fuck Square, and fuck anyone who uses them and thinks that's okay. If you don't want my money right this second, you'll NEVER get it. I have shit to do, and it doesn't wait for sub-standard business solutions driven by fools.

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Cheers,

Kennith
 
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DiscoHasBeen

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kennith said:
Never seen it, but after looking it up I might have a watch.

I'm still pondering "Alita: Battle Angel". That was fucking outstanding.

Cheers,

Kennith
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Another reason for you to be pissed at those around you. It will most likely die. If it's not John Wick or the MCU it has no legs.
 
brian4d

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It's all SasS and cloud based 'apps' now. There are positives and negatives for each SaaS and standalone but the tech world, consumers and market have chosen the path forward. SaaS can evolve right down to the direct consumer/industry. Show me a standalone that does that. You won't, and if you do there's no money in it.
 
kennith

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brian4d said:
It's all SasS and cloud based 'apps' now. There are positives and negatives for each SaaS and standalone but the tech world, consumers and market have chosen the path forward. SaaS can evolve right down to the direct consumer/industry. Show me a standalone that does that. You won't, and if you do there's no money in it.
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I can sit your butt down right in front of the 386 here and you'd be just fine with general office work. Standalone shown.

There is enough money in it to build an entire god damned industry, man. That's how we got here in the first place.

Not everything needs to be constantly tailored.

Cheers,

Kennith
 
brian4d

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kennith said:
I can sit your butt down right in front of the 386 here and you'd be just fine with general office work. Standalone shown.

There is enough money in it to build an entire god damned industry, man. That's how we got here in the first place.

Not everything needs to be constantly tailored.

Cheers,

Kennith
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Ken, I was right in your spot in the late 80's with my Packard Bell 286 with EGA. I do like the standalone stuff and am still known to buy software (on CD's) from Amazon. However, SaaS and Cloud computing is is putting the food on our table, not Office 2000 and flying toasters. You can evolve to like both.
 
kennith

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brian4d said:
Ken, I was right in your spot in the late 80's with my Packard Bell 286 with EGA. I do like the standalone stuff and am still known to buy software (on CD's) from Amazon. However, SaaS and Cloud computing is is putting the food on our table, not Office 2000 and flying toasters. You can evolve to like both.
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What? You got an Android phone? Think that's okay, do you?

I don't care what's feeding who, and I'm not the one that needs evolving. Everyone was fed just fine before, and will be fed just fine by the same thing with additional services; not tearing things apart that work just fine without this bullshit.

There are enough emergent technologies to saturate the SaaS and Cloud industries without me paying a subscription for every fucking thing I need to use and paying further for individual features. It has hit nearly every market, at this point; even the automotive industry. Oh, yes. You can subscribe to a car.

What's putting food on your table is pulling the chicken right out of your mouth, and it will absolutely bite everyone in the ass eventually. Hell, your identity has been stolen by Zuckies whether you were exposed to a contract or not, and whether you have an account or not. People are so busy sucking progress's dick that they forget they'll have to swallow eventually.

The only question is how long it will take before people realize what they've done to the industry.

Don't be blinded by temporary money and false progress. You're better than that.

Cheers,

Kennith
 
brian4d

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kennith said:
What? You got an Android phone? Think that's okay, do you?

I don't care what's feeding who, and I'm not the one that needs evolving. Everyone was fed just fine before, and will be fed just fine by the same thing with additional services; not tearing things apart that work just fine without this bullshit.

There are enough emergent technologies to saturate the SaaS and Cloud industries without me paying a subscription for every fucking thing I need to use and paying further for individual features. It has hit nearly every market, at this point; even the automotive industry. Oh, yes. You can subscribe to a car.

What's putting food on your table is pulling the chicken right out of your mouth, and it will absolutely bite everyone in the ass eventually. Hell, your identity has been stolen by Zuckies whether you were exposed to a contract or not, and whether you have an account or not. People are so busy sucking progress's dick that they forget they'll have to swallow eventually.

The only question is how long it will take before people realize what they've done to the industry.

Don't be blinded by temporary money and false progress. You're better than that.

Cheers,

Kennith
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And some guy, somewhere is saying the same thing about your 1993 386. We were do'in just fine before those 'puters!

The only false progress was losing control of the data. The premise of cloud (grid) computing is actually quite brilliant, we just didn't think about big brother first. It could have been accomplished without big tech running the show. Don't ask me how but where there's a will there's a way.
 
SGaynor

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Cloud computing: Do you put your most important documents in a newspaper vending machine? Because that's basically the equivalent. Pay the owner enough cash, and you'll probably get access. Or just steal it. Even the safe deposit boxes in banks weren't readily accessible by the bank, but your data on the cloud is.

SaaS: It's the car leasing version of software. Ridiculous to do, great for the software (car) company. Do you need a new version of a piece of software every year? Nope. Every 6-8, probably. But that doesn't help company revenue...
 
brian4d

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SGaynor said:
Cloud computing: Do you put your most important documents in a newspaper vending machine? Because that's basically the equivalent. Pay the owner enough cash, and you'll probably get access. Or just steal it. Even the safe deposit boxes in banks weren't readily accessible by the bank, but your data on the cloud is.

SaaS: It's the car leasing version of software. Ridiculous to do, great for the software (car) company. Do you need a new version of a piece of software every year? Nope. Every 6-8, probably. But that doesn't help company revenue...
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This is the dumbest, most out of clue statement by far from you Scott. Your broad brush doesn't even hack it in this industry, stick with science man. Business demands on their commercial SaaS can change daily and securing a platform that can adapt on the fly is not only invaluable, but a requirement. We're a pay at the pump society, people want it yesterday and the company I work for meets those demands and create extremely happy customers every single day. I'm just lucky enough to represent such a product.

Now, as for POS systems, they wouldn't require the same upkeep we supply so I get that side of it. Still, they have major updates when it does occur. Just look at the updates they needed for card chip readers recently. That was a hardware software mix, what a feat!

As for Cloud computing, contracts with Google server allot for data breaches, misuse and whatnot. I can ASSURE you it's not in googles best interest to sell your data or get slack on data breaches IF you're leasing directly from them. All their platforms are a different story. You're thinking apples and oranges and I understand this isn't your wheelhouse so I'm just trying to set you straight.
 
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