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Mostly useless, because it will run only on jailbroken iDevices.

• kaerast 16y ago
  There's not much else they can do though when Apple banned it from the iStore.
  • mork 16y ago
    On what grounds was it banned?
    • benologist 16y ago
      The "Apple said so" grounds.
    • norswap 16y ago
      "Use of intermediate currency."
      • Groxx 16y ago
        i.e., providing a way to buy things without giving Apple their 30%.
        • mork 16y ago
          Maybe Apple is missing an opportunity. If they were to start accepting their 30% in bitcoins, it would sure give that form of payment a boost.
          • Groxx 15y ago
            They could, yes. They could require all transactions to go through a wallet they implemented. Or simply require all transactions to send 30% to Apple, though that'd be hard to prove, and would require an even lengthier review process. But I doubt it's in their best interest to do so, honestly. I'd love it, to be sure, but unless / until Bitcoin gets more acceptance, and makes it past a legal barrier or two, it's high risk and high cost for them.
• SwaroopH 16y ago
  Not really, iOS Developers can compile & install the app on their & other (limited) devices.
• Xuzz 16y ago
  Which is about 10% of all iDevices, so not particularly useless. (And, as others gave said, that doesn't even include the developers who can sign and install it for themselves, as well.)
  • xnerdr 16y ago
    For those interested in Bitcoin right now (mostly geeks) i'd say the % of jailbroken iDevices is much higher, i'd throw 80% out as a guess.
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    • RyanKearney 16y ago
      80% is a gross overestimation.
      • kristofferR 16y ago
        Most people interested in Bitcoins right now are geeks and the majority of geeks should have jailbroken their iPhones. 80% of the whole iPhone user mass is a gross overestimation, but I don't think that it's an overestimation to say that 80% of huge geeks have jailbroken their iPhones.
        • olivercameron 16y ago
          A lot of my friends are "geeks", and none of them have a jailbroken iPhone. In fact, the only person I know who has a jailbroken iPhone is a regular teenager, and that's because he refuses to pay for apps.
          • jrockway 16y ago
            How many of your friends use Bitcoins?