06-10-2015, 06:52 PM
sekker wrote:
ApplePay is the only standard that has traction. 6% is amazing growth, and Android Pay is a clear knockoff. But that's ok - so long as the two systems are the same use-case for the user, this is fine.
I posted back then that I think ApplePay was the most important announcement at the time, and I stand by that assessment. Ironically, I do not use it - I live in a smaller town, and usually pay cash.
Let's just clarify, if those numbers are correct, that's 6% of Apple users have used the service. That seems like good growth to you. Remember the other 80%+ of the market can't use Apple Pay while out and about. How is the Android payment service that predates Apple Pay by years, a knockoff? It wouldn't bother me if it were, after all, don't all your credit cards essentially work the same way, but this is the weirdest Apple Pay tidbit I've ever read.