You could say that about any technology that isn’t cutting edge. The problem is when something is still standard in a particular industry, then yes you do “need” them.
Ideally we’d switch to better methods, but it takes time and organized effort.
If the hospital you send you employees to for workers comp says they want paperwork faxed, then you need a fax machine. Are there better ways to do it? Yea, but the hospital isn’t interested in that and you don’t get to argue so you have to use the fax like they said.
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I wonder if they sell fax machines.
Yup, about a dozen unique results in their app.
A lot of them are printer/scanner combo machines that have fax functionality, rather than a dedicated fax machine.
Which makes sense, I assume it’s not that much more expensive to produce it with the required parts (if any). Rest is software
Their analytics staff: HOLY SHIT WE GOT A HIT ON ‘FAX MACHINES’ WE ARE GOING TO FINALLY UNLOAD THESE THINGS
an hour later
Analytics: they didn’t actually purchase any
Fax machines are still very much used in the health industry (unfortunately)
And banking. I send at least ten faxes a day.
I’m pretty sure Japan loves them too
They do, many business still use and need them.
Zero businesses need them.
A few pretend to though.
You could say that about any technology that isn’t cutting edge. The problem is when something is still standard in a particular industry, then yes you do “need” them.
Ideally we’d switch to better methods, but it takes time and organized effort.
At this point the effort and time to keep physical fax machines is greater than dropping them.
A lot of fax machines are just integrated into a regular printer/scanner, which is why you can find them fairly easily
But yea a dedicated machine makes no sense now
With POTS lines getting up to $1000/month in some cases, it’s not even the equipment that’s the problem.
If the hospital you send you employees to for workers comp says they want paperwork faxed, then you need a fax machine. Are there better ways to do it? Yea, but the hospital isn’t interested in that and you don’t get to argue so you have to use the fax like they said.
You misunderstand, it’s legislated. They have no say in this, and are just as pissed that they can’t email documents as you are.
Exactly, so fax machines are needed, as I said before
The phrasing implied something else entirely, just clarifying.