Just WTF???

[stewy68]

Who thinks up this rubbish?

New seat alert app for pregnant commuters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38690811

[jamoor]

I thought that too, it requires everyone to have the app installed too.

[welshjon81]

As this is £3.99, surely the only people who would pay for and download this would be pregnant women which would totally negate the function??

Why would I pay £3.99? If I can see a pregnant/elderly/less abled person than myself, then obviously I give up my seat but I wouldn't purchase the app!

[Cold]

Free from TFL

[snuffy]

welshjon81 said:

As this is £3.99, surely the only people who would pay for and download this would be pregnant women which would totally negate the function??

Why would I pay £3.99? If I can see a pregnant/elderly/less abled person than myself, then obviously I give up my seat but I wouldn't purchase the app!

The article says:

"We are donating 100% of the profits to charity."

So take you take out your profit/costs/salary/etc you give away what's left. That's alright then.

[Jasandjules]

welshjon81 said:

If I can see a pregnant/elderly/less abled person than myself, then obviously I give up my seat but I wouldn't purchase the app!

Indeed. Though it would avoid the situation where I offered a seat to a "pregnant" lady only to discover in fact she was more fond of donuts and not with child..........

[snuffy]

Jasandjules said:

Indeed. Though it would avoid the situation where I offered a seat to a "pregnant" lady only to discover in fact she was more fond of donuts and not with child..........

Preferred donuts to sausages you mean ?

[Fastpedeller]

Everything has to have an app now - before long there will be a "breathing app"

[FourWheelDrift]

What's wrong with eyes?

Actually I will continue this on the Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4) thread.

[rscott]

welshjon81 said:

As this is £3.99, surely the only people who would pay for and download this would be pregnant women which would totally negate the function??

Why would I pay £3.99? If I can see a pregnant/elderly/less abled person than myself, then obviously I give up my seat but I wouldn't purchase the app!

The listener side of the app is free. Payment is only needed to activate the 'give me your seat' function.

[Moonhawk]

Fastpedeller said:

Everything has to have an app now - before long there will be a "breathing app"

http://time.com/4367172/apple-breathe-app/

[Cold]

FourWheelDrift said:

What's wrong with eyes?

Good luck.

[snuffy]

Nanook said:

snuffy said:

The article says:

"We are donating 100% of the profits to charity."

So take you take out your profit/costs/salary/etc you give away what's left. That's alright then.

Could you repeat that?

I got as far as "So take you take out your profit" and got lost.

My fingers didn't keep up with my brain !

What I meant to type was:

So you take out your costs/salary/etc and you give away what's left. That's alright then.

i.e. it's easy to declare almost none/no profit in any company.