Yup.

Welcome to America, where we like to pretend that we're exceptional while being largely behind the rest of the civilized world in almost every area. I think it's because of money in politics myself, but others will perhaps have other theories.

Please explain how "rampant fraud" is not a problem.

You will the next time your credit card is compromised.

Who is "they"?

Your starting premise is flat-out wrong. Everything that follows from it is therefore gibberish.

Do you live in the boonies or something? Every transaction approval I've had for the last 15 years has been nearly instantaneous.

The belief that the "shopping experience" of their users needed "enhancing" speaks loudly as to exactly how little Lenovo understands.

This acquisition is actually quite telling. The fact that they're not blindly copying Apple this time is a strong indication of exactly how incompetent Samsung is. To replicate ApplePay, Samsung would need not only the technology (not really that hard to replicate, and they already have most if not all of it) but also the savvy to navigate the world of finance and negotiate with multiple entities in that industry. LoopPay, being solely a technology-based solution, sidesteps all of that. Note in this case that's not an advantage, since magstripes are nearing extinction. Realistically, Samsung should have known better. Perhaps they're just desperate to say "Me too!".

When you think about it, all hoops are actually loopholes. [rimshot]

Like most slashdot commenters, you appear all too eager to telegraph your complete and utter lack of knowledge to the world. Loudly.

So what you're saying is that you are inserting your own personal bias into a process where you are supposed to be making objective purchasing decisions on behalf of a school district.

Really, really hard. And that's the problem.

Even if that were true (and I have some personal anecdotes that suggest that it is not) the alleged improvement in steering at highway speeds is greatly offset by the fact that you are now traveling at highway speeds with brakes that are nearly nonfunctional.

And what, exactly, are you imagining will be responsible for this alleged slowdown of said car?

Note that I'm not exactly defending US made cars here. Being a US citizen and general car fan, however, I am nonetheless familiar with them. And your statements here are so mind-numbingly stupid that they deserve a response, if only to make everyone aware of what a holy fucking idiot you are.

"Accessory" is an ignition-switch mode in which things like the radio can be powered without the car engine or related subsystems (e.g. fuel pump) being powered. It is useful for sitting in your car after you've arrived at your destination, listening to the radio or waiting for someone to arrive. But then, you probably knew that, and wanted to impress us all with your vastly superior European-ness. Emphasis on pean-ness.

Reading comprehension fail. Go back and re-read the post you responded to. He did not say steering lock. He said power steering.

Have you ever actually driven a car where one of the power-assisted systems has failed? I have. I can assure you that it does not "revert to manual". Failed power steering and power brake systems are typically MUCH MUCH harder to operate than pure manual systems, and require enormous effort to control.

Since you seem to think it's not a big deal, please try the experiment for yourself. Get on the freeway, accelerate to 65 or 70mph (sorry, let me translate that to pean-ness: somewhere above 105kph) and then turn off the engine. Report back how it went. Go on, we'll wait.