3 ms·
On the flip side, Apple standing its ground and forcing poor companies to get their apps approved by Apple played a big role in South Korea's mobile banking exp
by yongjik 8y ago
On the flip side, Apple standing its ground and forcing poor companies to get their apps approved by Apple played a big role in South Korea's mobile banking experience not being a total shitfest filled with five Windows-only security plugins (per bank) that will fight with the user and each other.
Sure, in an alternative universe, you can always say no to the whole nation's banking industry and refuse to do mobile banking. Just like you can say no and not buy an iPhone in our world.
Disclaimer: Never had an iPhone. This comment is based on what I have heard.
- gamblor956 8y agoVery interesting, do you have any cites for that? S. Korea has always been dominated by Android phones (and specifically Samsung, the home brand), so it's amazing that Apple gets the credit for the mobile banking experience. What's even more amazing is that iPhones weren't even sold in Korea until 2010, long after most Korean banks had released mobile apps, so Apple must have somehow manipulated time and space to change Korean mobile banking...
- yongjik 8y agoiPhones were more popular back then, and even if there's already an Android app, if the experience is a lot shittier than corresponding iPhone experience, users (and maybe Samsung and LG, who have to sell the phones after all) would demand a better app. Sorry, that's what I remember from reading Korean boards years ago. I don't have a citation.