Took this pic at Wallgreens for ApplePay

[CEmajr]

anroid has had this feature to some extent for a while now.

But Apple and there fans will once again claim credit for this brand new discovery.

It has but I wouldn't be surprised if Apple Pay does more for NFC in the US in just 6-12 months than Android has done here over the past 3 years.

 

[naturalstar]

I've been able to tap my PNC card with Visa Paywave for over a year.
I've been able to ride the train system here with the same technology for almost a year.
I was too worried about battery life on my Android-based phones to worry about using NFC on it.

Doesn't matter that Apple is just now introducing their technology. They introduced it RIGHT and started with getting on board the MAJOR banks and credit unions to address security issues.

I'm onboard and I'm ready!


Signed,
Ex-Android user

 

[stasha]

spoken like a true believer.

I do sir

 

[nikhsub1]

Whats the point of being first but cant use it? Apple maybe not the first but they doing it RIGHT, apple has AUTORITY that google and samsung DONT have

What exactly is 'autority'? And, if you consider the Newton a tablet, it could be the first?

 

[AllieNeko]

My PNC card does, the problem with it is, if you want to process it as a debit transaction (which is what a lot of smaller stores would prefer) it will automatically process it as a credit card.

I hate that terminology, but it is widely used. It's still processed as a debit card. Just on the Visa/MC network, not on a debit-specific network.

And that is the reason why merchants hate it (in addition to wanting MCX to take off) in the US. Worldwide, contactless is widely accepted.

 

[stasha]

What exactly is 'autority'? And, if you consider the Newton a tablet, it could be the first?

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[normanfox]

Just as a counterpoint -- not everything Apple touches takes over the world...

Apple TV for example. Moderately popular, but not the market leader by any stretch.

Edit to add another thought...

With the above examples it's important to remember that Apple didn't "take over the world" overnight in any of these categories. Widespread adoption occurred over multiple product generations.

I expect Apple Pay to follow this pattern. Usefulness at retail locations will be muted for a while and I suspect will uptick as retailers move towards EMV adoption over the next year. If ApplePay succeeds in achieving widespread adoption it will be a gradual thing over a couple of years.

I also expect to see a bunch of doom-and-gloom clickbait articles proclaiming the demise of Apple Pay when it isn't universally accepted by Black Friday.

Apple TV is still considered as a "hobby". Apple won't release a real one until they make a deal with content networks/cables (who are still fighting to stay in the old dying cable subscription model) and have a full integrated ecosystem.

one more to the list...
Apple Touch ID is not the first but it is the best and widely loved and used.

 

[Shadow Runner]

I think part of the reason Apple has so much success now is quite simply because they are Apple. They have a following and can garner attention easily, they have built up this appearance over many years and no other company has anything quite like it. That's my observation at least.

 

[papashango9]

anroid has had this feature to some extent for a while now.

But Apple and there fans will once again claim credit for this brand new discovery.

you must REALLY be a loser to join an apple forum around the i6 launch just to tell everyone how insecure you are that you cant afford an iphone.