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That's a weird way to phrase what's going on.. Of the 20% who had [used Apple Pay], most (56%) only used it about once a week. So something like 11% o
by mikeyouse 11y ago
That's a weird way to phrase what's going on..
Of the 20% who had [used Apple Pay], most (56%)
only used it about once a week.
So something like 11% of iPhone 6/6s owners use Apple Pay every week? There's something like 30 million phones in that category in the US, so maybe 3 million people use Apple Pay every week. That's "hardly anyone"?
As more and more phones gain capability with the upgrade cycle and as more vendors install contactless terminals, Apple Pay (and Samsung / Android Pay) are going to grow like crazy. Is there a company on earth who would be disappointed with 3 million weekly users, especially when they get a cut of each transaction?
- Albright 11y agoThis. It's sort of like the "The Apple Watch is a failure!" articles when the Apple Watch has outsold every other smartwatch combined. Sometimes it kind of feels like the dinosaur press is really trying its damnedest to bring back the "beleaguered" days.
- boxidea 11y agoOne of my favorite articles like this, from 2 years ago: > This morning Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a record-breaking weekend for sales of its new iPhone 5S and 5C. In the first 72 hours more than 9 million phones were sold in 11 countries around the world. > To me though, all this over-the-top fanfare and even the record-breaking first weekend of sales could actually be cause for concern. > Let's face it this new iPhone is just an upgrade, a refresh, dare I say a sequel. Yes. that's exactly what it is. And it sells like crazy. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2013/09/why-record-iphone-sales-might-be-rotten-for-apple-aapl/ http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2013/09/why-record-ipho...
- wklauss 11y agoThat is what you get when you start working on an article looking for a headline instead of digging in the facts. Apple Pay (or Google Pay or Samsung Pay) are far from being a mainstream phenomenon but I see a lot of pretty happy users once they discover them. It will take time, but I don't think the situation is as dire as the headline implies.