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Think of Amex like the iPhone/iOS. Only Apple makes it, they deliver the hardware and the software. Visa/MC are Android. Samsung (Chase), LG (Citi), HTC (BofA)
by function_seven 10y ago
Think of Amex like the iPhone/iOS. Only Apple makes it, they deliver the hardware and the software.
Visa/MC are Android. Samsung (Chase), LG (Citi), HTC (BofA) are the hardware makers (card issuers) but they're all delivering the same Android (Visa/MC)
I don't have an analogy for Discover...
- stock_toaster 10y ago> I don't have an analogy for Discover... Maybe Blackberry or Windows Phone? chuckle
- function_seven 10y agoHa. I'd thought of those, but Discover is actually successful, even if they're niche. :)
- amorphid 10y agoEach whack at launching another Windows phone feels like trying to resurrect Diner's Club.
- jameskegel 10y agoDiscover is the flip phone in this analogy - people give you a certain look when you use it in public.
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