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This claim that Microsoft's custom tags are "killing" other codes seems a little weird to me when I don't recall ever having seen one in the wild.

"Trying to kill" would have been more apt I suppose. They're pouring tons of money into getting placements in women's mags. Which would also explain why most of us haven't yet seen one.

The biggest issue I see with the Microsoft tags is that the colours are blindingly annoying. For some reason my eyes try to blend the colours together and it gives me a headache. I don't have any such problems with QR Codes.

I've never seen a Microsoft tag in the wild either. I've seen QR codes in almost a dozen places. Most of those were a Google Places link, but a local history museum uses them for links to an audio tour at each exhibit.

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