Do you really think that Samsung, Sony, HTC, Huawei, etc, are going to let the iPhone take all the mobile payments for itself.
It is simple. Android (Linux) and Bitcoin are a match made in heaven.
Even if Apple is the #1 in the industry at mobile payments, the top-end android phones wont go down without a fight and this is all growth for Bitcoin.
Topic: Let's all take a moment to thank Apple - page 2. (Read 2061 times)
Apple sells most of it's products to people with plenty of disposable income, and they might not worry about paying extra fees. Android users are more likely to have to ask how much something costs before buying it. They are unlikely to be happy paying extra Apple fees on top of VISA/Mastercard/AE.
You forgot to mention Apples flawless security track record.... 
Thank you Apple for investing lots of money into the infrastructure to enable mobile payments.
And thank you for getting people used to the idea of paying with your mobile phone.
Also, thank you for negotiating contracts with visa, mastercard, american express. As usual you really are the master negotiator, well done.
Now google, paypal, everybody in the online payment scene is going to be worrying what the fuck can they do to compete.
Well I think we all know what can compete don't we... think about how every time you use apple pay somebody (most likely the merchant) has to pay both VISA/Mastercard/AE and now Apple as well...
Think about those credit card fees you get when buying abroad, do you really think those will magically dissapear when you use apple pay? No way.
Apple has done what they do best. They have made a really great user experience, and an app that is easy to use. And they have the mass appeal to get lots of users.
BUT, at the end of the day it's still a credit card, albeit a much more convenient one in app form.
All of the fundamentals of Bitcoin stand strong on this one and Apple is laying the foundations for us so that mobile payments take off.
As a side note... great you can pay for mcdonalds with apple pay. But what about the smaller independent stores...? They know they need to accept mobile payments, but are they going to want to pay extortionate fees, or are they going to look to the better alternative of Bitcoin?
I think we all know the answer.
And thank you for getting people used to the idea of paying with your mobile phone.
Also, thank you for negotiating contracts with visa, mastercard, american express. As usual you really are the master negotiator, well done.
Now google, paypal, everybody in the online payment scene is going to be worrying what the fuck can they do to compete.
Well I think we all know what can compete don't we... think about how every time you use apple pay somebody (most likely the merchant) has to pay both VISA/Mastercard/AE and now Apple as well...
Think about those credit card fees you get when buying abroad, do you really think those will magically dissapear when you use apple pay? No way.
Apple has done what they do best. They have made a really great user experience, and an app that is easy to use. And they have the mass appeal to get lots of users.
BUT, at the end of the day it's still a credit card, albeit a much more convenient one in app form.
All of the fundamentals of Bitcoin stand strong on this one and Apple is laying the foundations for us so that mobile payments take off.
As a side note... great you can pay for mcdonalds with apple pay. But what about the smaller independent stores...? They know they need to accept mobile payments, but are they going to want to pay extortionate fees, or are they going to look to the better alternative of Bitcoin?
I think we all know the answer.
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