Other applications such as NFC (Near Field Communications) have been slow to gain traction as it is reliant on the card reader infrastructure being upgraded.

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Though it's always been well-received, his line has been slow to gain serious traction.

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It had a slow start with only 2, 300 available by March 2009, but has gained traction.

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