Apple bans bitcoin aps

[eindbaas]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6874604

[emanymton]

i don't think this is anything new

[eindbaas]

Why would they do it , I really don't see the point. Fucking bastards. How we gonna share bit coins in shops???

[rebuilder]

IIRC Apple has a longstanding policy of not allowing any payment methods apart from their system on iOS. They want their cut. Or am I mistaken? (I'm told they allow Paypal, but that that's more of an exception)

[accord01]

This is kind of old news.  Apple does not allow bitcoin transaction apps.  Not bitcoin related apps.  The reason it doesn't allow bitcoin transaction apps is 1) though bitcoin isn't illegal, there are grey areas it enters in some jurisdictions because bitcoin acts as a hybrid currency/commodity, which scares some gov't though not the USA 2) Apple may start its own transactions app for bitcoin which is a rumor.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/09/how-does-apple-really-feel-about-bitcoin/

Dis allowing coinbase's app is a great thing for the bitcoin community, as coinbase is laced with fraud and dishonesty.

[eindbaas]

Apple bit coin wallet which ask a really small fee should be amazing . Bitcoin will boom again.

[rebuilder]

Accord01 seems to be right, at least in terms of what Apple are saying as to why they have removed apps that enable Bitcoin transactions.

Here's some analysis from the folks at Gliph:
https://blog.gli.ph/2013/12/09/the-state-of-bitcoin-mobile-applications-in-the-app-store-and-google-play/

(for the TL;DR, they basically state what accord01 said: Apple says Bitcoin isn't legal in all jurisdictions apps may be served to).

[Rannasha]

Apple takes 30% of all in-app payments. Bitcoin competes with that revenue-stream. It's no surprise they cut it off.

[Sitarow]

Accord01 seems to be right, at least in terms of what Apple are saying as to why they have removed apps that enable Bitcoin transactions.

Here's some analysis from the folks at Gliph:
https://blog.gli.ph/2013/12/09/the-state-of-bitcoin-mobile-applications-in-the-app-store-and-google-play/

(for the TL;DR, they basically state what accord01 said: Apple says Bitcoin isn't legal in all jurisdictions apps may be served to).

I realize that this stance was taken over 2 years ago.

Yet their inflexability with adopting new tech being used by many will undermine their continued success.

 NFC anyone?

Apple has lost touch with the future needs of its existing user base.

If steps are not taken they may risk becomming irrelevant and loosing existing marketshare nevermind increasing user adoption of their platform.

Yes I am saying they can still inovate however denial of the obvious lack of market and user innovation will lead them down a path similar to BB that was previously not even imaginable.

[GigaCoin]

isn't apple planning to launch their own digital currency ?

[VeeMiner]

Apple is shit, buy Android

[eindbaas]

android gonna ban it to.

[VeeMiner]

android gonna ban it to.

i dont think so. Anyway it's the most open platform. And if they ban it from the store you can still install it manually

[El Dude]

the iphone stopped being cool a long time ago.

[repairguy]

android gonna ban it to.

i dont think so. Anyway it's the most open platform. And if they ban it from the store you can still install it manually

Agreed

[alexeft]

Who cares what crapple does?!! Not me!

[Sitarow]

android gonna ban it to.

Your comment shows that you know little about the Android platform.

[Buffer Overflow]

Fucking bastards. How we gonna share bit coins in shops???

Yeah, do yourself a favour and dump that iPhone trash in the dustbin.

[hlynur]

isn't apple planning to launch their own digital currency ?

i read about a patent for imoney some time ago on the forum.
imo bitcoin also disrupts their ibeacon system to some part.
it's in apple's interest to keep bitcoin down and instead try to establish their own system.

this is the logical way for a global company to hold control of your target group and your marketshare.
apple controls their products and OS from beginning to end and therefore also can dictate the rules for nearly every aspect of how users interact with their environment.
why should apple allow implementation of an open source tool for value transfer and loose control in a promising market sector in the future?
(perhaps you should even call it "the" root market sector in that regard as it means control over the instruments for consumerism in everyday life)

apple followers already are highly dependent on what apple feeds them.
so i'm sure they'd cheerfully give away their voting right how and where to spend their hard-earned value.

i suddenly have to think of brave new world 

[piramida]

Wow wow stop the childish fanboism will you I use ios, and I understand the only valid point made here, is that bitcoin allows app developers to leave apple with no cut, they definitely won't tolerate that. Right now they are playing it safe, and it's their right - not many people would and should use a bitcoin wallet on the phone at this point, I know I would not and will advise against it, especially not on android where you can lose your unencrypted wallet to any rogue application. Maybe they don;t want to be held responsible for user's losses? Easy for android which does not have a parent "go-to" entity to say "do whatever you want all the risk is yours", but Apple has much more responsibility than that.

Once bitcoin gains a clear legal status, and the demand for wallet apps grows, I think they will have no choice but to allow wallets anyway