Opinions differ
Apple and bitcoin are sitting at the opposite end when it comes to philosophy regarding technology, I doubt we will see that day.
I very much doubt Apple will ever integrate bitcoin. Just doesn't seem to be in line with their kind of business.
I think it will come, either directly or indirectly. If it is not something like Coinbase that gets in there, then I think eventually something like Paypal will be included into Apple's wallet.
I don't really see how BTC could be an enemy of Apply/Apple Pay.
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Apple seems to have launched an easy to use payment system for people using fiat.
I, too, wouldn't necessarily regard Apple Pay and Bitcoin as antagonists.
Apple Pay seems to be kind of a "convenience package" for people who want to use their traditional payment system (credit card) via their iPhone.
It's not really Apple's own payment system where they make a lot of money with transaction fees or anything.
If there's enough demand for Bitcoin to be part of that convenience package, Apple might as well integrate that.
And we've seen Apple embrace open technology before, like the Jabber protocol in ichat.
I don't really see a good reason for Apple not to integrate Bitcoin once consumer demand is there.