Re:And they'll pass the cost savings on to... (Score 1)

Seen this thing working pretty nicely in Finland in some occasions. Staff at doors read barcodes from mobile phones with handheld scanners. Works nicely and swiftly, no need to run to ticket office to get your paper ticket -- unless you really want to have a paper copy. Barcode is always related to the phone number, so one can receive a new copy of ticket right away (in case of accidental delete). One barcode can hold anything from single to multiple seats - it's just matter of database design. And for those thinking of faking the barcode: can't fake it because of the database connection. Or of course one CAN make a fake barcode easily, but you'll be caught right away when trying to use it. BTW: It's just amazing how often companies try to sell old stuff as "new innovations" :-/