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Never tried ApplePay, Id prefered it if they call it AppleGetPaid

Can be? Applepay is a steam engine and bitcoin is a starship. It only looks good if you are still riding a horse (credit card).  ;D

Bitcoin is a currency & method of payment

ApplePay is only a method of payment (it use your credit card with  $ ,€ , etc...).


It is obvious BTC at the moment is better than any other currencies & method of payment.

it is already better.

Vouch for that ;D Bitcoin is already then ApplePay even if I didn't use it , I already read about it

Yeah I haven't used ApplyPay but it would be much better if all businesses started using bitcoins instead!

You cant compare ApplePay with Bitcoin. there is still that one issue of centralization. In that regard Bitcoin is infallible in comparison to ApplePay. Apple have the largest music store on the planet, so that has amped them up to go ahead and dive into the deep end with this ApplePay idiocy.

Apple will lose a lot of respect if they go forward with this

Yes of course , it was what I meant to say ;) .

How the heck does one send BTC using a textmessage?! I have used apps on my smartphone but never text messages.

Privkey for an address with BTC in it?

You could send the transaction via SMS to a service, that sends it to the blockchain. Not sure, how you would create such a transaction ...

I've been using BTC for about 18 months, but I had never heard of Apple Pay before this post.
Maybe if I had an iphone but I found them overpriced like all Apple products. BTC wins hands down.

Bitcoin IS better than apple-pay in every aspect, you compare it yourself.

It does not need to be discussed.

What does ApplePay have anything to do with Bitcoin?

something looks exciting just the pormotion of boring party,  :-[ disappointed

Bitcoin is better than ApplePay because I haven't even heard about ApplePay. My thoughts are, if I haven't heard about it then it doesn't really matter.

This is essentially what blockchain.info wallets do. When you send bitcoin to someone via SMS they will get a text message with a link to a private key they can import into their own wallet.

Bitcoin is already way better than applepay, by the mere fact that i must have an apple device just to use apple pay says it all.

It is obviously better then ApplePay , much much better . and even better then the other payment methods out there .

Apple pay is being proven quite insecure with much higher levels of fraud than credit cards:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/business/banks-find-fraud-abounds-in-apple-pay.html?_r=0

You can not even compare those two mate. Bitcoin is decentralised currency and Apple get paid is centralised payment processor. Bitcoin is revolution and way better than any other option for e-payments.

Most of people know that ApplePay is just one the ways apple want to make money.
Bitcoin is more secure , advanced and surpass ApplePay and other platform in everything
and bitcoin is free I don't need a phone overpriced to use a useless feature !

Yes of course, both are method of payment but bitcoin is more better than applePay (due the lowest fee) because it (apple pay) is using credit card for the payment, it is simple because you are not use directly your credit card. With bitcoin, you don't have to be +18 years old, no information required to open (create) an address, no high fee (the lowest in the world), rapidity and transparency.

lol ApplePay is a complete joke so I think bitcoin is already better ..

As long as they need an Apple product to work they will be at disadvantage, huge one. 

There's no competition really, applepay doesn't even compare to bitcoin.


http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-apple-pay-would-be-secure-20150307-column.html

In the world where people are blind enough to see what is best for them we make a debates like that. And Apple fanboys/girls still chose their beloved  apple even if bitcoin payment would be better in any aspect, and in fact it is. There is no discussion with people blinded by 'fashion and popular trends'.

It isn't even close to the same thing. Bitcoin could use the same NFC system. ApplePay just lets you use a linked bank account to pay using two way communication between your phone and a terminal. It's not like ApplePay is a type of money. It's just an app. The only cool unique feature it has is the ability to pay with a fingerprint.

Apple fun will always choose product from Apple only, there is no hope for them, I'm afraid.
We should forget about Apple and concentrate on other ''big'' companies like Microsoft and Google and persuade them to accept BTC.

I haven't used funda galaxy A7 (http://www.fundagalaxys5.com/category-funda-samsung-galaxy-a7-185.html) ApplyPay but it would be much better.i heard all businesses funda sony xperia z4 (http://www.fundagalaxys5.com/category-funda-sony-xperia-z4-181.html) started using bitcoins instead!

I disagree. The fact that ApplePay transactions do not expose your personal information to the payee -- note that legacy credit card transactions provide all this info to the merchant -- is a significant benefit as compared to bald credit card use.

Yeah, the security features are nice but the ability to authorize with just a fingerprint is cool. My point was it is nothing like Bitcoin because it's just another way to use the current banking system.

Well, _that_ I can agree with.

You can not compare ApplePay and Bitcoin directly, as ApplePay is only payment system and Bitcoin is currency of the future.

The disadvantage of apple pay is that you can only use it with apple devices and only apple devices. Bitcoins allow users to use it on most platforms and have lower fees.

More reason not to bother with applepay, or any other apple product for that matter ;)

Could have saved themselves a lot of hassle and used an established crypto-currency.....like bitcoin.

The disadvantage is additional fees on top of credit card fees.  ;D

ApplePay is cardable, surpriginsly Bitcoin is very hard to card. So, who's the winner? Stats say 0.5% of Bitcoin transactions are carded, but up to 30% of ApplePay's will.

That says something

applepay isn't really what merchants are waiting for. plenty of merchants have said not to use applepay.
fees are too high and your privacy means nothing to apple. good reason for merchants not to use it.

I love Apple but they should stick to what they do best.

Applepay is major fail

Agreed. Apple is getting too greedy. Nobody should be buying the shit they are releasing, it's too obvious they're doing it only for cash.