I am SHOCKED that QR Codes actually happened. I would have *never* bet on this ridiculous tech, but as soon as all phones built it into the camera app, then restaurants decided that a QR code pointing to a freaking PDF in Dropbox was a valid menu, it was over. The avalanche had begun, and it was too late for the pebbles to vote.
@shanselman We started using QR codes at trade shows almost 20 years ago and they codes really took off in the EU right after that. Don't you think that was sufficient time for the general public to pick up the technology?
@memathews they were still largely niche until 1-2 years ago. The pandemic was the no-touch push they needed.
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I would see it everywhere before the pandemic, especially on event posters. Maybe it got more popular in certain areas?