Topic: No bitcoin IOS App? Why??? - page 2. (Read 1603 times)
Bitcoin is 'open' and Apple is not... Reason is control. Can't make enough money on it or it threatens proprietary bus plans.
Apple hates everything. They don't even like their own customers enough to make their phones last longer than a couple of years.
Don't you know, Apple hates Bitcoin.
Was looking for something similar, Thanks!
Apple doesn't say (as far as I know), but a possible explanation is given in this opinion piece on Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/06/13/why-apple-is-afraid-of-bitcoin/
The original Blockchain app (https://blockchain.info/wallet/iphone-app) was able to act as a wallet and is still available for jailbroken iOS devices on Cydia. It is also open source, so if you have an Apple developer account you can build it yourself.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/06/13/why-apple-is-afraid-of-bitcoin/
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Basically, it boils down to this. Apple realizes that, with their current installed base of 400 million active credit card details, the mobile payments war at the point of sale is largely theirs to lose. Why complicate the strategy by offering competing currencies and competing systems on the iPhone platform? If Apple can facilitate proprietary mobile payments successfully, it can undoubtedly spur demand for more Apple products.
The original Blockchain app (https://blockchain.info/wallet/iphone-app) was able to act as a wallet and is still available for jailbroken iOS devices on Cydia. It is also open source, so if you have an Apple developer account you can build it yourself.
I recently found out that there used to be a Bitcoin Wallet app for iOS, but it was banned by apple for no apparent reason. :/ It really sucks. If I could buy and sell bitcoins using my iPhone, for IRL transactions, it'd be a LOT easier. AS much as I like android, I really like iOS's stability. It just works, and it never crashes. (for me)
Anyone know of any alternative? Honestly I think it should be reposted on cydia.
Anyone know of any alternative? Honestly I think it should be reposted on cydia.
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