This Man Wants to Kill QR Codes -- Can He Do It?
GigaOM, February 9, 2012
By Bobbie Johnson
Herbert Bay doesn't like QR codes very much. He's not alone, of course: The glitchy glyphs, which are generally used as a clumsy way to link physical media to the Web, are regarded by many as the ugliest thing seen in black and white in a long time. But it's not just that Bay, a Swiss entrepreneur, dislikes QR codes. He also thinks he has a way to kill them off entirely.
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