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Apple is probably going to launch it in its next generation or the one after that... why would some one buy a 3rd party component after that.. I don't think any
by gokulk 14y ago
Apple is probably going to launch it in its next generation or the one after that... why would some one buy a 3rd party component after that.. I don't think anyone buys a bluetooth dongle for an iPhone just cause it lets them do more things...
- auston 14y agoI feel like this has been said of the past two iPhones & now with the iPad mini - there is no clear indication Apple is going to support NFC in the near term. Why do you feel this way?
- overcyn 14y agobecause NFC is the way of the future. so much potential. how could they not.
- gokulk 14y agoWe can see Apple typically releases any new technology a few years later. NFC came into mainstream only last year so it might take a few more years for it to be widely used for applications. Apple made a safe bet with passbook because all the store cards/tickets use similar bar codes or QR codes. A few startups have started on software/hardware lacking in Apple products but once the manufacturer integrates it into their product, they risk losing their purpose if they don't innovate. They integrated LTE after a few years it became mainstream. This will eventually happen too.
- metamatt 14y agoEven more than that, if this is a success it could even increase the likelihood that Apple adds native NFC capabilities to their devices, by demonstrating that it's useful (and to whom and for what). Like a couple others have said in this thread, I think this is more about bootstrapping an ecosystem driven by network effects -- the more people adopt it and the sooner, the more useful it becomes and the more likely it is to actually go mainstream. Flomio isn't just selling this device; look at the higher reward levels -- they're also selling an SDK and cloud analytics infrastructure -- I think they'd be perfectly happy if nobody needed this because it was built in.