I read this thread and quickly went outside and smashed my iPhone to pieces!
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Topic: if you want btc to succeed start dumping your iDevices/Apple - page 3. (Read 5290 times)
I disagree with the main ideas behind this thread.
First of all, I have an iPhone. I have a Blockchain.info app, multiple ticker apps and portfolio apps, an app for monitoring my miners, multiple BTC news apps, and even a mobile miner. This is way the fuck more than I need on a phone.
I've never used any other type of smartphone, and it's true that this means an iPhone 4 is my only reference point for smartphones. But, it's good enough for myself and apparently millions of others. It's kind of like how certain alt-coins are, almost hands down, superior crypto-currencies, but Bitcoin is good enough. I can even imagine buying a different phone and liking it more, but that goes for just about anything (clothes, cars, etc.) and at some point you realize that sacrificing freedom for simplicity is preferable in some cases. One of Bitcoin's unmentioned assumptions is that people will actually prefer more personal responsibility.
Having a good idea that works for everyone is better than the best idea that works only for some in this case. If the rise of a currency is dependent upon the failure of businesses, then that's a pretty awful currency.
First of all, I have an iPhone. I have a Blockchain.info app, multiple ticker apps and portfolio apps, an app for monitoring my miners, multiple BTC news apps, and even a mobile miner. This is way the fuck more than I need on a phone.
I've never used any other type of smartphone, and it's true that this means an iPhone 4 is my only reference point for smartphones. But, it's good enough for myself and apparently millions of others. It's kind of like how certain alt-coins are, almost hands down, superior crypto-currencies, but Bitcoin is good enough. I can even imagine buying a different phone and liking it more, but that goes for just about anything (clothes, cars, etc.) and at some point you realize that sacrificing freedom for simplicity is preferable in some cases. One of Bitcoin's unmentioned assumptions is that people will actually prefer more personal responsibility.
Having a good idea that works for everyone is better than the best idea that works only for some in this case. If the rise of a currency is dependent upon the failure of businesses, then that's a pretty awful currency.
apple's on a mission to ban legitimate apps that threaten it's great wall of apple.
bitcoin could make it possible that they lose their edge at milking the sheep.
http://bitcoinowl.com/why-you-cant-run-bitcoin-apps-your-iphone
if you have any respect for yourself regardless of if you like bitcoin or not it's time to dump all your iCrap and look for better options in your life.
seriously, time for apple to go the way of blackberry and wither away.
bitcoin could make it possible that they lose their edge at milking the sheep.
http://bitcoinowl.com/why-you-cant-run-bitcoin-apps-your-iphone
if you have any respect for yourself regardless of if you like bitcoin or not it's time to dump all your iCrap and look for better options in your life.
seriously, time for apple to go the way of blackberry and wither away.
Yeah , right!
I think that people will start buying steel umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain of idevices being thrown away!
I'm a bitcoin user I have an Iphone , and no intention to either throw it or sell it.
It did his job without error for two years and I'm not going to "throw" it for what... android?
Do you remember the last news android and bitcoin related?
Oh no!
Also , the problem is not Bitcoin , it's a COINBASE app.
BIIIG difference.
apple's on a mission to ban legitimate apps that threaten it's great wall of apple.
bitcoin could make it possible that they lose their edge at milking the sheep.
http://bitcoinowl.com/why-you-cant-run-bitcoin-apps-your-iphone
if you have any respect for yourself regardless of if you like bitcoin or not it's time to dump all your iCrap and look for better options in your life.
seriously, time for apple to go the way of blackberry and wither away.
bitcoin could make it possible that they lose their edge at milking the sheep.
http://bitcoinowl.com/why-you-cant-run-bitcoin-apps-your-iphone
if you have any respect for yourself regardless of if you like bitcoin or not it's time to dump all your iCrap and look for better options in your life.
seriously, time for apple to go the way of blackberry and wither away.
+1
I've never understood why Apple fanboys and fangirls, love being denied and told what they can do and cannot do.
It's like Apple fanboys and girls love the abuse from a big corporation, they just can't get enough of the abuse and worst of all they are willing to pay a premium just to be part of the cult.
I got an iPad from my work and I hate the damn thing. No SD slot, can't do this , can't do that on it. Ooops, sorry that App is not available for iPad because the Apple god banned it. Ridiculous. And got to do everything through iTunes where they can track everything you do.
I have a personal Android tablet, that kills the iPad in everyway, in terms of freedom to install, copy and view my own media. Why be limited because a corporation wants to extract more money out of you.
It is not surprising that Apple is banning Bitcoins or alt coins from IOS apps.
People should stand for it, boycott Apple product...it's all hype.
I want to get rid of my iphone. What do people suggest as a replacement? I Was a bug Nokia fan back in the day, but haven't had one for years.
Try a Lumia if you're after a Nokia.
You or I may not like Apple, but people aren’t going going to stop using apple products so that bitcoin succeeds, just not going to happen.
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I want to get rid of my iphone. What do people suggest as a replacement? I Was a bug Nokia fan back in the day, but haven't had one for years.
Stop focusing on the brand and start looking at the operative system and the hardware. I never said I was focusing on brand. I just asked for suggestions for alternatives to iPhones.
What are the biggest differences between Windows and Android, or pros and cons if you know of any? I've not even used a smartphone other than Iphone, so I have no idea how they compare.
Lame speculation, Apple themselves have clearly mentioned that they will not allow it until there is regulatory clarity.
I don't think there is any ulterior motive here. This is just the downside apple gets for controlling everything with an iron fist. They are responsible for what happens in their app store because they decided to control it so tightly.
Eventually it will catch up with them(again).
I want to get rid of my iphone. What do people suggest as a replacement? I Was a bug Nokia fan back in the day, but haven't had one for years.
Stop focusing on the brand and start looking at the operative system and the hardware. I never said I was focusing on brand. I just asked for suggestions for alternatives to iPhones.
What also bugs me about Apple, is there resistance to NFC.
Phones are not very safe for bitcoin storage. We need a low cost keyring hardware wallet, like the Trezor, with NFC. Then you hold it to the back of your phone when making a payment, or in the case of a shop, hold it against the shops NFC device, and key in your pin.
Phones are not very safe for bitcoin storage. We need a low cost keyring hardware wallet, like the Trezor, with NFC. Then you hold it to the back of your phone when making a payment, or in the case of a shop, hold it against the shops NFC device, and key in your pin.
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I never said I was focusing on brand. I just asked for suggestions for alternatives to iPhones.
before you ask for a suggestion you need to understand what you need/want
I guess any mobile can replace it to make a call..
Well, one like an iPhone, but not
.As long as it has similar features to an iPhone and has similar apps, then I don't really require much from it to be honest.
I never said I was focusing on brand. I just asked for suggestions for alternatives to iPhones.
before you ask for a suggestion you need to understand what you need/want
I guess any mobile can replace it to make a call..
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I want to get rid of my iphone. What do people suggest as a replacement? I Was a bug Nokia fan back in the day, but haven't had one for years.
Stop focusing on the brand and start looking at the operative system and the hardware. I never said I was focusing on brand. I just asked for suggestions for alternatives to iPhones.
I always laugh when I see people with apple device, such brand victim.
Overpriced laptops and useless mobile devices.
This represents nowadays society pretty much
Overpriced laptops and useless mobile devices.
This represents nowadays society pretty much
I want to get rid of my iphone. What do people suggest as a replacement? I Was a bug Nokia fan back in the day, but haven't had one for years.
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I want to get rid of my iphone. What do people suggest as a replacement? I Was a bug Nokia fan back in the day, but haven't had one for years.
Who the hell buy those overpriced Apple devices? I can buy better ones as half price. 
Bitcoin will thrive with or without the support of apple. While the iphone continues to take a nose dive in the smartphone arena bitcoin continues to thrive and expand. I'm sure eventually apple will havce no choice but to change their policy. They are already getting left in the dust but android because of various other reasons (screen size, removable battieries, external sd card storage, etc etc) that I don't they can really continue to exclude bitcoin apps if bitcoin continues to expand at the rate it has been.
On it. Come January my iPrison is going in the trash to be replaced by a fairphone.
yep i've been a apple fan the second they release the macbook air. What a great innovation! Naturally i endend up having an iphone too.
But now apples politic on bitcoin is forcing me out of the idevice and i'll probably go for android. I'm sad for the 4S which is a very good phone but bitcoin is more important to me than that toy so i'll probably dump it soon.
The gap has shorten with the laptop "air style" so my apple phase is over.
But now apples politic on bitcoin is forcing me out of the idevice and i'll probably go for android. I'm sad for the 4S which is a very good phone but bitcoin is more important to me than that toy so i'll probably dump it soon.
The gap has shorten with the laptop "air style" so my apple phase is over.
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