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I've been thinking about Apple as a payment company for a while, and one roadblock that's occurred to me is this: I can't see Apple ever making an Android app.
by cloudwalking 14y ago
I've been thinking about Apple as a payment company for a while, and one roadblock that's occurred to me is this: I can't see Apple ever making an Android app. It will be tough to dominate the offline payment space without an Android app.
- kilovoltaire 14y agoAs I interpret the article, it's not about the offline payment market, it's about being able to buy -anything- as an "in app" purchase, e.g. in the Etsy app you'd be able to just buy stuff with no friction because it would use your iTunes account.
- joejohnson 14y agoI think it's about both. For example, the article mentions Restaurant sales. This would have to take the form of an iOS app that somehow interfaces with the restaurant's POS operation.
- michaelbuckbee 14y agoThere are many existing restaurant apps[1] that do this now (interface with POS, pay with CC), it isn't a big leap to think that it would be easier for me to order a burrito with my iPhone by clicking 'Pay with my Apple Account' versus having to enter a CC number. [1] - I'm most familiar with Chipotle's http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chipotle-ordering/id327228455?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chipotle-ordering/id327228455... - which allows for all sorts of custom orders.
- Drbble 14y agoLike Google Checkout, or PayPal.
- eli 14y agoMaybe. Not so long ago there were a lot of smart people who insisted Apple would never port iTunes to Windows.
- jimmyvanhalen 14y agothe real roadblock for Apple becoming a payment company is resistance from the carriers. The carriers have competing products. Google's thinking about sharing Google Wallet revenue with carriers to work around the issue.