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811.
by smackfu 12y ago
The TechCrunk article that MacRumors get their info from says: "When it’s time for a user to check out, they request to pay with CurrentC. The consumer then unlocks their phone, opens the CurrentC app, opens the code scanner, and scans
812.
by smackfu 12y ago
Isn't that same "raw bank account information" on every check you write?
813.
by smackfu 12y ago
Different MCX here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Customer_Exchange
814.
by smackfu 12y ago
For instance, they could use a proprietary NFC solution. Works just like Apple Pay, just instead of a credit card number, it's a CurrentC account number. Sure it doesn't too well on iPhones, but I bet they could pay Samsung, etc
815.
by smackfu 12y ago
The MCX org can always pivot to some other payment system, that is still not Apple Pay.
816.
by smackfu 12y ago
The tricky bit is that MCX is owned by the merchants. It's not like some third-party payment processor. So if you pay for a share of MCX, it's not going to be something you want to walk away from.
817.
by smackfu 12y ago
Usually it's a rope of explosives running up the barrel of the rocket. The goal is to quickly remove structural integrity, and the rocket takes care of blowing itself up immediately.
818.
by smackfu 12y ago
Here is what the FTC says would have been valid options: "Defendant has numerous alternative ways to reduce data usage on its network that do not involve violating its promise to customers. One alternative would involve Defendant requi
819.
by smackfu 12y ago
I feel like T-Mobile doesn't even know what Unlimited means. Here's their ad copy: "Unlimited Tablet or Hotspot data plans – choose the amount of 4G LTE data you want to add."
820.
by smackfu 12y ago
No need to confirm. AT&T publishes the info: http://www.att.com/esupport/datausage.jsp?source=IZDUel11600...
821.
by smackfu 12y ago
Some people don't realize that the real cheap rates are because you are giving up a subsidy, and that your next new phone will raise the rates again. OTOH I personally think that's a benefit since I can choose to get the subsidy
822.
by smackfu 12y ago
And they said they "may see reduced data speeds" which really means "will see drastically reduced data speeds."
823.
by smackfu 12y ago
Interesting, VRBO definitely changed their pricing model recently. It used to only be the $350 upfront type, so it only made sense for actual vacation homes. I know a lot of people were dual listing their VRBO places on Airbnb (because Ai
824.
by smackfu 12y ago
The hotel business has the separate concepts of "operator" and "owner". The operator is the brand you know. The owner is some property ownership company that contracted a particular operator to build and run their prop
825.
by smackfu 12y ago
The more relevant question is, what business plan is going to let someone with a similar website attract customers? You have to find a weak point in Airbnb. Maybe focus on particular underserved cities. Maybe only allow amazing properties
826.
by smackfu 12y ago
We all consider AirBnb old hat, but I'm constantly running into people who have never heard of it when we mention we used it on a recent vacation. Even an Uber driver we used on that trip, in Seattle, had never heard of AirBnb. That s
827.
by smackfu 12y ago
A website like this lives and dies on their inventory more then their userbase. AirBnB doesn't have a listing fee, which differentiated them from traditional vacation rental places like VRBO. How is a competitor going to get a compet
828.
by smackfu 12y ago
Remember when you are looking at hotel chain valuations that they generally don't own the hotels, but just franchise the brand. There are other large companies involved that own the hotels.
829.
by smackfu 12y ago
Which text are they removing in this redesign? Amazon has always been a fan of displaying big banner images with embedded text.
830.
by smackfu 12y ago
I'd imagine most people are getting to category pages via google searches.
831.
by smackfu 12y ago
I'd phrase that as, the extensively A/B tested selling page is ugly.
832.
by smackfu 12y ago
Everyone who spends money beyond the ascetic-level can be judged by others. Many of us buy new $650 phones every two years, which I'm sure seems incredibly wasteful to people in third-world poverty.
833.
by smackfu 12y ago
It was bought by the Henry Ford museum, which seems about right. http://www.cultofmac.com/300624/museum-pays-record-breaking-... For a museum, it's especially nice that it's not just the motherboard, but a wh
834.
by smackfu 12y ago
Rare + unmodified + working = $$$$$
835.
by smackfu 12y ago
Windows buyers tend to buy at Best Buy.
836.
by smackfu 12y ago
Wonder why China is so flat year-over-year. I thought that was where the next growth was coming from. Last quarter China was up 28% year-over-year.
837.
by smackfu 12y ago
A cloud service where you just spin up your own server instances is a commodity service which will have low margins. In contrast, a cloud service where you use an API to have the cloud do something for you instead of running your own serve
838.
by smackfu 12y ago
Since it's a full copy of the text, I'd imagine there is some business relationship involved, so we don't really know which one they would prefer being linked.
839.
by smackfu 12y ago
Yeah, financial reporting tends to focus on "effect" (stock price) rather than "cause" (earnings/projections), but there is still usually a cause worth paying attentions.
840.
by smackfu 12y ago
Didn't he say they should give up the $20/share goal?

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