Right -- I'd already have thought places "couldn't" require people to be any kind of smartphone owner to participate in commerce, but I notice that more and more these days.

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iAMkenough an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

But only one specific brand of smartphone? That’s different.

	▲	akerl_ 24 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Are you saying that you think an event wouldn’t do this because they’d be losing android-owning customers? Or that they couldn’t do it for some legal or regulatory reason?
	▲	mahboi an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		There are already a lot that require "verified" brands. So iPhone or Android only, maybe recent versions only, and not the hackable Androids like Graphene. Wouldn't be surprised if a more niche place unintentionally required an iPhone.
	▲	valleyer an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Definitely. I just feel like a boiling frog sometimes.
	▲	izacus an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Well, those events don't want them poor kids from coming and dragging down the place, right? /s