The patent for a wireless system that would allow customers to place an order at a store using a wireless device such as a media player, a wireless personal digital assistant or a phone puts Apple’s partnership with Starbucks in a new light. The technology promises to morph Apple from the business of simply selling gadgets and music and movies that can be played on those devices into an intermediary in all kinds of exchanges.
more evidence that the core market for apple are insecure starbucks customers who need to strut their hardware on sundays.