"What's the best [computer, camera, tablet, PMP, TV, game player, smart phone... [B][I]shopping/buying appliance[/I][/B]]?"
Siri: "The one [S]you have with you[/S] [B][I] that's handy! [/I][/B]"
So... [LIST] [*] The new MacBooks get full Cell/GPS/TouchID capability and support [*] The new iPads get full Cell/GPS/TouchID capability and support [*] The new iMacs get full Cell/GPS/TouchID capability and support [*] The new iPod Touch evolves to a thicker device as a [B][I]quality DSLR-class camera/videoCam[/I][/B] and gets full Cell/GPS/TouchID capability and support [*] The carrier plans cover any/all devices used by a individual [/LIST]
When you go out and about -- you take whatever device(s) best suit your anticipated needs... Any/all devices can provide all the needed functions -- some are just better at some things than others.
Going to the kIds soccer game -- you take your iPod camera (and maybe an iPad for storage/backup/ingest of video and pictures -- and a little editing [and upload to Vimeo] during halftime...)
Square is much better than Paypal. More innovative; integration of Ipads as cash registers. Plus, they get money to merchants much faster than Paypal, which merchants love.
Considering the numerous and very public security breaches that have been in the news lately, assisted by Paypal employees, the bunch is the LAST company Apple should let anywhere near their finances or customers. After reading the testimonials that came out in one of those news pieces, and calling Paypal myself to find out just how easy it was to get personal information like credit card numbers and the last four digits of my social, all with minimal information provided by me, I cancelled my account with them. The only time I used Paypal was for selling items on eBay, but I've since moved to Amazon because their fees are lower and they have better coverage for sellers in case of issues anyway.
Why not? PayPal has been in the payments game for a long time..makes sense a partnership of some kind could happen.
I like PayPal and eBay but the question is does Apple need them.
If PayPal can help Apple in anyway then Apple should partner with them.
Another question is how to value PayPal's contribution.
Perhaps they can integrate the technologies and users then and spin it off into a separate company.
Rather than allowing third party apps access to the fingerprint sensor, why doesn't Apple branch into online payment facilitation — like PayPal.
Perhaps iCloud Payments or simply iPay. Then Apple could leverage the huge number of registered iTunes accounts with credit cards that they have, and allow their customers to make secure online payments with their iPhone 5s.
Perhaps a suggestion of mine from last year wasn't so stupid?
Glad to hear that you actually do know the entire planet so you can confidently claim that he is wrong.:rolleyes:
For what it is and what it does, PayPal is very good. Every company has people who complain.
I have had my issues with them but they are easily resolved.
However, PayPal is very good in the same way that Nokia phones used to be very good. Before Apple showed us what could be done.
I have no doubt that Apple will do the same here and create a PP alternative that's worth using.
They'll have to try hard considering the head start and user base that PayPal have.
Regardless of whether PayPal is involved Apple has a lot riding on mobile payments. If they can deliver an acceptable mobile payment experience (that kind that NFC promised but failed to deliver) touch ID mobile payments have the potential to eclipse even their iPhone business.
Regardless of whether PayPal is involved Apple has a lot riding on mobile payments. If they can deliver an acceptable mobile payment experience (that kind that NFC promised but failed to deliver) touch ID mobile payments have the potential to eclipse even their iPhone business.
First PayPal engineering has to learn that credit card number is not to be identifier of account and linked to only one person. Families share credit cards and that idea by PayPal is idiotic. I hope that before Apple partners in any way with PayPal it forces to fix idiotic rules PayPal enforces.
I use Discover for my Credit card payments, and pay the balance each month... I get a month float, with no credit charges.
For the few online sites that don't accept Discover I sometimes use PayPal... The Paypal bill is charged to my Discover card.
For all Discover Card purchases, I get a 2% CashBack Bonus.
Discover runs special discounts -- For example Any purchases through the Apple Online Store earn a 5% CashBack bonus.
My next Apple Purchase will, likely, be a $7,000 Mac Pro. That would qualify for $350 discount/bonus.
So... There is somewhere between 2%-5% savings available on any purchase I make
Somebody(s) is paying or eating those "savings" and the float...
What if Apple's "payment system" apportioned those "savings" among the buyers and sellers?
Would that have any appeal to either?
I am the same. Don't also forget a few other perks like automatically extending a manufacturer warranty an extra year or price matching if something you buy goes on sale within 30 days. I just got a $90 refund from Discover because the home theater speakers I bought were on sale for $90 cheaper a week after I bough them. The only way an Apple payment system would appeal to me in the least is if they matched all the points you made as well as the ones I added.
Glad to hear that you actually do know the entire planet so you can confidently claim that he is wrong.
Sorry, in what way do I need to know the entire planet to be able to disprove “No one has problems with PayPal”? I just need to know one person who has a problem with it, and I know of dozens.
What does this thread community feel about the prospect of Apple buying Yahoo?
Id say no to that... Leave google to do Search. Google make money through ads, and people are moving to mobile for all their searches. Apple just needs iAd not a search engine.
What does this thread community feel about the prospect of Apple buying Yahoo?
Id say no to that... Leave google to do Search. Google make money through ads, and people are moving to mobile for all their searches. Apple just needs iAd not a search engine.
It's interesting...
I don't know this for a fact, but I, intuitively, feel that there is more money to be made -- and benefits to the buyer and seller -- in consummating the purchase/sale of a product -- than advertising a produt for sale...
Advertising facilitates buying/selling... Not vice versa.
Edit:
I wonder what effect a normalized purchasing system such as "Apple" would have on "show rooming"" when the show-roomee could approximate the price of the online sites... And offer better customer experience/satisfaction.
What does this thread community feel about the prospect of Apple buying Yahoo?
Id say no to that... Leave google to do Search. Google make money through ads, and people are moving to mobile for all their searches. Apple just needs iAd not a search engine.
I agree. It may have made sense when MS tried to buy Yahoo several years ago...
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Haha...Ok!
It finally dawned on me...
"What's the best [computer, camera, tablet, PMP, TV, game player, smart phone... [B][I]shopping/buying appliance[/I][/B]]?"
Siri: "The one [S]you have with you[/S] [B][I] that's handy! [/I][/B]"
So...
[LIST]
[*] The new MacBooks get full Cell/GPS/TouchID capability and support
[*] The new iPads get full Cell/GPS/TouchID capability and support
[*] The new iMacs get full Cell/GPS/TouchID capability and support
[*] The new iPod Touch evolves to a thicker device as a [B][I]quality DSLR-class camera/videoCam[/I][/B] and gets full Cell/GPS/TouchID capability and support
[*] The carrier plans cover any/all devices used by a individual
[/LIST]
When you go out and about -- you take whatever device(s) best suit your anticipated needs... Any/all devices can provide all the needed functions -- some are just better at some things than others.
Going to the kIds soccer game -- you take your iPod camera (and maybe an iPad for storage/backup/ingest of video and pictures -- and a little editing [and upload to Vimeo] during halftime...)
Why aren't you at school?
Square is much better than Paypal. More innovative; integration of Ipads as cash registers. Plus, they get money to merchants much faster than Paypal, which merchants love.
Considering the numerous and very public security breaches that have been in the news lately, assisted by Paypal employees, the bunch is the LAST company Apple should let anywhere near their finances or customers. After reading the testimonials that came out in one of those news pieces, and calling Paypal myself to find out just how easy it was to get personal information like credit card numbers and the last four digits of my social, all with minimal information provided by me, I cancelled my account with them. The only time I used Paypal was for selling items on eBay, but I've since moved to Amazon because their fees are lower and they have better coverage for sellers in case of issues anyway.
I like PayPal and eBay but the question is does Apple need them.
If PayPal can help Apple in anyway then Apple should partner with them.
Another question is how to value PayPal's contribution.
Perhaps they can integrate the technologies and users then and spin it off into a separate company.
Rather than allowing third party apps access to the fingerprint sensor, why doesn't Apple branch into online payment facilitation — like PayPal.
Perhaps iCloud Payments or simply iPay. Then Apple could leverage the huge number of registered iTunes accounts with credit cards that they have, and allow their customers to make secure online payments with their iPhone 5s.
Perhaps a suggestion of mine from last year wasn't so stupid?
(Admittedly, this would be the first time...)
A.
Glad to hear that you actually do know the entire planet so you can confidently claim that he is wrong.:rolleyes:
For what it is and what it does, PayPal is very good. Every company has people who complain.
I have had my issues with them but they are easily resolved.
However, PayPal is very good in the same way that Nokia phones used to be very good. Before Apple showed us what could be done.
I have no doubt that Apple will do the same here and create a PP alternative that's worth using.
They'll have to try hard considering the head start and user base that PayPal have.
Cheaper than cash!
More convenient than credit!
Safer than either!
Thanks PayPal but we've got this
- Apple -
I use Discover for my Credit card payments, and pay the balance each month... I get a month float, with no credit charges.
For the few online sites that don't accept Discover I sometimes use PayPal... The Paypal bill is charged to my Discover card.
For all Discover Card purchases, I get a 2% CashBack Bonus.
Discover runs special discounts -- For example Any purchases through the Apple Online Store earn a 5% CashBack bonus.
My next Apple Purchase will, likely, be a $7,000 Mac Pro. That would qualify for $350 discount/bonus.
So... There is somewhere between 2%-5% savings available on any purchase I make
Somebody(s) is paying or eating those "savings" and the float...
What if Apple's "payment system" apportioned those "savings" among the buyers and sellers?
Would that have any appeal to either?
First PayPal engineering has to learn that credit card number is not to be identifier of account and linked to only one person. Families share credit cards and that idea by PayPal is idiotic. I hope that before Apple partners in any way with PayPal it forces to fix idiotic rules PayPal enforces.
I use Discover for my Credit card payments, and pay the balance each month... I get a month float, with no credit charges.
For the few online sites that don't accept Discover I sometimes use PayPal... The Paypal bill is charged to my Discover card.
For all Discover Card purchases, I get a 2% CashBack Bonus.
Discover runs special discounts -- For example Any purchases through the Apple Online Store earn a 5% CashBack bonus.
My next Apple Purchase will, likely, be a $7,000 Mac Pro. That would qualify for $350 discount/bonus.
So... There is somewhere between 2%-5% savings available on any purchase I make
Somebody(s) is paying or eating those "savings" and the float...
What if Apple's "payment system" apportioned those "savings" among the buyers and sellers?
Would that have any appeal to either?
I am the same. Don't also forget a few other perks like automatically extending a manufacturer warranty an extra year or price matching if something you buy goes on sale within 30 days. I just got a $90 refund from Discover because the home theater speakers I bought were on sale for $90 cheaper a week after I bough them. The only way an Apple payment system would appeal to me in the least is if they matched all the points you made as well as the ones I added.
Sorry, in what way do I need to know the entire planet to be able to disprove “No one has problems with PayPal”? I just need to know one person who has a problem with it, and I know of dozens.
What does this thread community feel about the prospect of Apple buying Yahoo?
Id say no to that... Leave google to do Search. Google make money through ads, and people are moving to mobile for all their searches. Apple just needs iAd not a search engine.
It's interesting...
I don't know this for a fact, but I, intuitively, feel that there is more money to be made -- and benefits to the buyer and seller -- in consummating the purchase/sale of a product -- than advertising a produt for sale...
Advertising facilitates buying/selling... Not vice versa.
Edit:
I wonder what effect a normalized purchasing system such as "Apple" would have on "show rooming"" when the show-roomee could approximate the price of the online sites... And offer better customer experience/satisfaction.
I agree. It may have made sense when MS tried to buy Yahoo several years ago...
Now, "Give unto Google.."