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Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:47:26 PM

Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:41:26 PM

Would you seriously recommend anything else for your sister, cousin, parents, grandparents?

You bet. Anything cheap that works. There's a big old choice.

.... Except it doesn't work. I can make it work, you can make it work. But the people who asks us... they need an Iphone.

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Quote from: jeffhuys on February 16, 2015, 06:50:31 PM

Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:44:31 PM

Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:38:30 PM

I get the feeling that people without an Iphone are more hung up on its role as a status symbol than those who own one.

I think it's more down to the bizarro smugness of their owners than their desirability. There are plenty of other phones that cost just as much.

Have you ever met someone (and I don't mean online) who owns an iPhone?
All I ever hear is people calling iPhone owners smug, but in my opinion it's the Android owners that are smug! Grin

Yes. They were pleased with their choices and I applaud it. I didn't applaud spending ten minutes listening to them trying to convert me. I'm a neither person at the moment.

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Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:44:31 PM

Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:38:30 PM

I get the feeling that people without an Iphone are more hung up on its role as a status symbol than those who own one.

I think it's more down to the bizarro smugness of their owners than their desirability. There are plenty of other phones that cost just as much.

Have you ever met someone (and I don't mean online) who owns an iPhone?
All I ever hear is people calling iPhone owners smug, but in my opinion it's the Android owners that are smug! Grin

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Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:41:26 PM

Would you seriously recommend anything else for your sister, cousin, parents, grandparents?

You bet. Anything cheap that works. There's a big old choice.

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Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:38:30 PM

I get the feeling that people without an Iphone are more hung up on its role as a status symbol than those who own one.

I think it's more down to the bizarro smugness of their owners than their desirability. There are plenty of other phones that cost just as much.

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Quote from: marcus_of_augustus on February 16, 2015, 05:05:11 PM

lowbrow...idiots...lazy and stupid...

A regular libertarian charmer, this one. Roll Eyes

truth surrounding money is often far from charming ... usually quite ugly.

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Quote from: GreekGeek on February 16, 2015, 06:32:14 PM

Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:24:57 PM

The overwhelming majority of the world can't afford Apple or thinks those who advocate their products are nincompoops. It's a bit of fraying tinsel on a system that is not engaging with the world at large.

+1

When will the endless barrage of crap stop? People are capable of making their own decisions.

By the way:

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Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:37:40 PM

Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:32:11 PM

Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:24:57 PM

Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:21:06 PM

Quote from: 12345mm on February 16, 2015, 05:46:45 PM

The exact words that came to mind when i saw the TV ad for applepay were "ooohhhh fuck this'll kill bitcoin for sure" ... sorry folks but people in the billions will flock to that type of service as will all of the merchants ... it's just easier to use a phone based prepaid account using the phone you already have and the currency you already have than to bother fucking with all the ridiculous by comparison hassles of buying/storing/spending bitcoin ...

I'm sorry if it's complicated for you. Just to add another layer of complication: not everyone owns an Iphone. And its competitor PayPal is offering the option of filling up with Bitcoin.

The overwhelming majority of the world can't afford Apple or thinks those who advocate their products are nincompoops. It's a bit of fraying tinsel on a system that is not engaging with the world at large.

Except if they eventually let you fill up with Bitcoin. Then it is the greatest thing ever.

If that transpires I will still regard Apple fans as silly sausages, but I'll be pleased anyway.

Would you seriously recommend anything else for your sister, cousin, parents, grandparents?

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Quote from: GreekGeek on February 16, 2015, 06:32:14 PM

Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:24:57 PM

The overwhelming majority of the world can't afford Apple or thinks those who advocate their products are nincompoops. It's a bit of fraying tinsel on a system that is not engaging with the world at large.

+1

Edit: No, i´m not spanish...

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Quote from: GreekGeek on February 16, 2015, 06:32:14 PM

Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:24:57 PM

The overwhelming majority of the world can't afford Apple or thinks those who advocate their products are nincompoops. It's a bit of fraying tinsel on a system that is not engaging with the world at large.

+1

Well, that is their main competitors search engine.

I get the feeling that people without an Iphone are more hung up on its role as a status symbol than those who own one.

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Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:32:11 PM

Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:24:57 PM

Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:21:06 PM

Quote from: 12345mm on February 16, 2015, 05:46:45 PM

The exact words that came to mind when i saw the TV ad for applepay were "ooohhhh fuck this'll kill bitcoin for sure" ... sorry folks but people in the billions will flock to that type of service as will all of the merchants ... it's just easier to use a phone based prepaid account using the phone you already have and the currency you already have than to bother fucking with all the ridiculous by comparison hassles of buying/storing/spending bitcoin ...

I'm sorry if it's complicated for you. Just to add another layer of complication: not everyone owns an Iphone. And its competitor PayPal is offering the option of filling up with Bitcoin.

The overwhelming majority of the world can't afford Apple or thinks those who advocate their products are nincompoops. It's a bit of fraying tinsel on a system that is not engaging with the world at large.

Except if they eventually let you fill up with Bitcoin. Then it is the greatest thing ever.

If that transpires I will still regard Apple fans as silly sausages, but I'll be pleased anyway.

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Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:24:57 PM

The overwhelming majority of the world can't afford Apple or thinks those who advocate their products are nincompoops. It's a bit of fraying tinsel on a system that is not engaging with the world at large.

+1

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Quote from: gentlemand on February 16, 2015, 06:24:57 PM

Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:21:06 PM

Quote from: 12345mm on February 16, 2015, 05:46:45 PM

The exact words that came to mind when i saw the TV ad for applepay were "ooohhhh fuck this'll kill bitcoin for sure" ... sorry folks but people in the billions will flock to that type of service as will all of the merchants ... it's just easier to use a phone based prepaid account using the phone you already have and the currency you already have than to bother fucking with all the ridiculous by comparison hassles of buying/storing/spending bitcoin ...

I'm sorry if it's complicated for you. Just to add another layer of complication: not everyone owns an Iphone. And its competitor PayPal is offering the option of filling up with Bitcoin.

The overwhelming majority of the world can't afford Apple or thinks those who advocate their products are nincompoops. It's a bit of fraying tinsel on a system that is not engaging with the world at large.

Except if they eventually let you fill up with Bitcoin. Then it is the greatest thing ever.

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Quote from: Fatman3001 on February 16, 2015, 06:21:06 PM

Quote from: 12345mm on February 16, 2015, 05:46:45 PM

The exact words that came to mind when i saw the TV ad for applepay were "ooohhhh fuck this'll kill bitcoin for sure" ... sorry folks but people in the billions will flock to that type of service as will all of the merchants ... it's just easier to use a phone based prepaid account using the phone you already have and the currency you already have than to bother fucking with all the ridiculous by comparison hassles of buying/storing/spending bitcoin ...

I'm sorry if it's complicated for you. Just to add another layer of complication: not everyone owns an Iphone. And its competitor PayPal is offering the option of filling up with Bitcoin.

The overwhelming majority of the world can't afford Apple or thinks those who advocate their products are nincompoops. It's a bit of fraying tinsel on a system that is not engaging with the world at large.

Fatman3001

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Quote from: 12345mm on February 16, 2015, 05:46:45 PM

The exact words that came to mind when i saw the TV ad for applepay were "ooohhhh fuck this'll kill bitcoin for sure" ... sorry folks but people in the billions will flock to that type of service as will all of the merchants ... it's just easier to use a phone based prepaid account using the phone you already have and the currency you already have than to bother fucking with all the ridiculous by comparison hassles of buying/storing/spending bitcoin ...

I'm sorry if it's complicated for you. Just to add another layer of complication: not everyone owns an Iphone. And its competitor PayPal is offering the option of filling up with Bitcoin.

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Professors stake out territory for bitcoin

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If all goes according to plan, the course will launch nine hot start-ups, ready to take advantage of venture capital enthusiasm for the much-hyped virtual currency — and all without any cross words or legal fights.

Think of it as a “semester-long business hackathon”, Prof Harvey says, “and think of me as the VC professor. The lone requirement of the course is to propose a venture that is related somehow to the bitcoin blockchain.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/84bd9f02-9b54-11e4-950f-00144feabdc0.html

Chug Chug down the track on the way to the launchpad it goes and all some can think about is short term price movement.

Apple pay kill bitcoin? LOL!

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