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Title: Apple developing payment service Post by: domob on January 25, 2014, 02:37:51 PM It seems that Apple is looking into (ab)using all the credit card information it has of its "beloved" customers for building up its own payment service: http://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/24/apple-mobile-payment-service/
Maybe this is why they used all they censorship powers against Bitcoin in the past? But I guess they will fail in the end, and Bitcoin will win anyway. :) Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: Serge on January 25, 2014, 02:41:05 PM i know more people switched to androids lately than converted to iphones
Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: byt411 on January 25, 2014, 02:47:25 PM So what... It will end up only usable on the iPhone 6, and not on older devices due to "hardware restrictions".
Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: web-project on January 26, 2014, 01:22:30 AM i know more people switched to androids lately than converted to iphones reason behind the apple restrictions and very slow progress on technology, the camera, processor and limitation of memory is yesterday technology, nothing is new (ok, apart of 4 options) in iPhone 5S/C compare to iPhone 5 to jump from Samsung and upgrade to iPhone. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: FlappySocks on January 26, 2014, 02:11:36 AM Motorola (Google) are talking about a $50 smartphone. Bitcoins + affordable smartphones are perfect for developing nations.
Apple cant compete with that. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: BitEnthusiast on January 26, 2014, 02:40:30 AM Apple iPhones will be crap when the Blackphone launches.
Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: FlappySocks on January 26, 2014, 01:21:24 PM Apple iPhones will be crap when the Blackphone launches. iPhones are bought by the fashion conscience, and those less tech savy with money to spend. That's a big slice of the market right now, and one Blackphone is unlikely going to dent. The biggest slice of the market, are people who want the best product, for the least amount of money. Android wins here, and will most likely grow this sector by a huge margin as prices fall. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: Gabi on January 26, 2014, 01:46:15 PM If this blackphone comes from usa then there is no way we can trust it.
Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: FlappySocks on January 26, 2014, 02:19:43 PM If this blackphone comes from usa then there is no way we can trust it. Ha ha, is that where it's coming from?! Doomed to fail then. Nobody trusts US hardware anymore. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: FlappySocks on January 26, 2014, 02:35:58 PM Ha ha, is that where it's coming from?! Doomed to fail then. Nobody trusts US hardware anymore. It's worse! It's US company with a UK presence. All the NSA have to do is march in to their HQ, with a entourage of lawyers, demand a back door into the phone, and threaten imprisonment and torture if they spill the beans! What a joke. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: BitEnthusiast on January 26, 2014, 06:46:58 PM Apple iPhones will be crap when the Blackphone launches. iPhones are bought by the fashion conscience, and those less tech savy with money to spend. That's a big slice of the market right now, and one Blackphone is unlikely going to dent. The biggest slice of the market, are people who want the best product, for the least amount of money. Android wins here, and will most likely grow this sector by a huge margin as prices fall. I own an iPhone and I'm into fashion as well, but I'm more tech savy than most. The Blackphone is going to be built on top of an android os. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: byt411 on January 26, 2014, 08:22:06 PM Ha ha, is that where it's coming from?! Doomed to fail then. Nobody trusts US hardware anymore. It's worse! It's US company with a UK presence. All the NSA have to do is march in to their HQ, with a entourage of lawyers, demand a back door into the phone, and threaten imprisonment and torture if they spill the beans! What a joke. March into their HQ? No need. They can simply send them an email. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: FlappySocks on January 26, 2014, 08:29:39 PM March into their HQ? No need. They can simply send them an email. Nah, the KGB might be monitoring ;D Seriously tho, we cant trust any computing device. The only solution is open source hardware wallets, and encryption devices, that have simple verifiable protocols, that can sign/encrypt data we want to send/store. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: byt411 on January 26, 2014, 08:38:21 PM March into their HQ? No need. They can simply send them an email. Nah, the KGB might be monitoring ;D Seriously tho, we cant trust any computing device. The only solution is open source hardware wallets, and encryption devices, that have simple verifiable protocols, that can sign/encrypt data we want to send/store. We can't trust the internet. The FBI can simply push a button and "seize" a website and all its servers. If they wanted a New World Order, they can simply destroy the whole american electricity grid, making a ton of servers go down and communication difficult. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: web-project on January 26, 2014, 10:04:55 PM March into their HQ? No need. They can simply send them an email. Nah, the KGB might be monitoring ;D You mean US-KGB ;D ;D as they do currently listen more than 5 million people worldwide, including presidents and prime ministers of various countries. Title: Re: Apple developing payment service Post by: byt411 on January 27, 2014, 10:42:50 PM March into their HQ? No need. They can simply send them an email. Nah, the KGB might be monitoring ;D You mean US-KGB ;D ;D as they do currently listen more than 5 million people worldwide, including presidents and prime ministers of various countries. Nope, the Five Eyes and all the world governments are planning to establish a new world order, so we are all being observed lol. |