I'll give you that Apple did a great job at promoting Apple Pay. It's a fantastic system that I really enjoy using. Although, when I go to Walgreens to use Apple Pay, I see on the NFC POS a Google Wallet logo with "Pay using Google Wallet". I don't see anything about Apple Pay.
And that's Google's promotion of Wallet. It didn't work out for them. Plus how many android devices have NFC?
I predict in due time, you'll see the Apple Pay logo if that is what Apple wants.
Fair enough. Although, I use all platforms for testing, so I don't really care about the fighting between to two side. I do care about this story big time as I believe it's wrong in so many ways.
The 'story' is wrong in so many ways? Or CurrentC?
BTW Isn't that just an awful name ... CurrentC... was it supposed to be clever? It makes me think of electricity not money.
And that's Google's promotion of Wallet. It didn't work out for them. Plus how many android devices have NFC?
I predict in due time, you'll see the Apple Pay logo if that is what Apple wants.
Look, seriously, not here to fight. I'm on the same side as you about this subject matter. I dislike CurrentC and what they are doing. The back and forth between Apple and Google can be for another day/thread. This subject tho, both are on the same side.
It would be a long row to hoe hacking each iPhone, assuming you could, one by one. Then you'd be lucky to have any data of any use since each transaction's token is unique.
Apple Pay requires Touch ID, thus why you can use it on an iphone 5 even in apps. And since the info is only on the device you would have to find a way to obtain the device and then hack Touch ID. thus far the only 'hacks' have been successful fooling of the sxystem using a perfect lifted finger from the user. but how often will you find one of those on a phone you just snagged. and if the owner is savvy enough to realize they lost the phone they just go into icloud, put the phone in lost mode and disable all the device specific account numbers on the device. so you will get into a phone that is no longer licked to the account.
This saga is becoming more and more interesting. CurrentC has no chance to even start. You cannot beat a real futuristic experience like Apple Pay. Fast and easy not that using a CC is that hard. But any system not able to be any easier, secure, private and fast as Apple Pay will not go anywhere. That explains the failure of Google Wallet, SoftPay, and way back then the NFC chip in some CC.
The retailers participating in the CurrentC scheme have only showed their complete incompetence in technology by having disabled NFC. They have alienated the advanced users (including Android). They have made it easier to that demographic to have mental coordinates where not to shop to. And all for nothing because the majority will continue to use the exiting means of payment (cash, CC, debit card, gift cards, etc.).
Apple Pay requires Touch ID, thus why you can use it on an iphone 5 even in apps. And since the info is only on the device you would have to find a way to obtain the device and then hack Touch ID. thus far the only 'hacks' have been successful fooling of the sxystem using a perfect lifted finger from the user. but how often will you find one of those on a phone you just snagged. and if the owner is savvy enough to realize they lost the phone they just go into icloud, put the phone in lost mode and disable all the device specific account numbers on the device. so you will get into a phone that is no longer licked to the account.
Exactly. I was responding to a post suggesting it was a doable proposition. I tried to answer succinctly but you added more to that argument.
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And that's Google's promotion of Wallet. It didn't work out for them. Plus how many android devices have NFC?
I predict in due time, you'll see the Apple Pay logo if that is what Apple wants.
The 'story' is wrong in so many ways? Or CurrentC?
BTW Isn't that just an awful name ... CurrentC... was it supposed to be clever? It makes me think of electricity not money.
I'm getting the impression that MCX and CurrentC are not going to withstand scrutiny well at all.
And that's Google's promotion of Wallet. It didn't work out for them. Plus how many android devices have NFC?
I predict in due time, you'll see the Apple Pay logo if that is what Apple wants.
Look, seriously, not here to fight. I'm on the same side as you about this subject matter. I dislike CurrentC and what they are doing. The back and forth between Apple and Google can be for another day/thread. This subject tho, both are on the same side.
The 'story' is wrong in so many ways? Or CurrentC?
BTW Isn't that just an awful name ... CurrentC... was it supposed to be clever? It makes me think of electricity not money.
Sorry, should of said CurrentC. It's horrible in every which way. And yes, stupid name.
Well the saying I know is 'There is no such thing as bad publicity'. Public relations is a tad more tricky ...
Ah, yes, I wasn't thinking. If this was a PR exercise it would have been a very sad fail
It's pronounced just like currency |?k?r?ns?, ?k?-r?ns?|. For that reason I'd say it has some cleverness to it but it's ultimately a stupid name.
Apple Pay requires Touch ID, thus why you can use it on an iphone 5 even in apps. And since the info is only on the device you would have to find a way to obtain the device and then hack Touch ID. thus far the only 'hacks' have been successful fooling of the sxystem using a perfect lifted finger from the user. but how often will you find one of those on a phone you just snagged. and if the owner is savvy enough to realize they lost the phone they just go into icloud, put the phone in lost mode and disable all the device specific account numbers on the device. so you will get into a phone that is no longer licked to the account.
My money is on DOA. It would be like someone trying to launch a phone with a plastic keyboard and tiny screen after the iPhone came out ...
Is that like the opposite of Valve Time?
This saga is becoming more and more interesting. CurrentC has no chance to even start. You cannot beat a real futuristic experience like Apple Pay. Fast and easy not that using a CC is that hard. But any system not able to be any easier, secure, private and fast as Apple Pay will not go anywhere. That explains the failure of Google Wallet, SoftPay, and way back then the NFC chip in some CC.
The retailers participating in the CurrentC scheme have only showed their complete incompetence in technology by having disabled NFC. They have alienated the advanced users (including Android). They have made it easier to that demographic to have mental coordinates where not to shop to. And all for nothing because the majority will continue to use the exiting means of payment (cash, CC, debit card, gift cards, etc.).
Exactly. I was responding to a post suggesting it was a doable proposition. I tried to answer succinctly but you added more to that argument.
It's pronounced just like currency |?k?r?ns?, ?k?-r?ns?|. For that reason I'd say it has some cleverness to it but it's ultimately a stupid name.
Well, I guess maybe they should've dropped the 't', it would've been a bit better then. But, yes, I hate it.
Tim, while in China...
"I've heard that there are some very good hackers in this country. If that's the case..."
China's reply, "Please, their security is so poor we use it to teach hacking 101 to elementary students."
They never say who it's good for. This is good for Apple, so yes it is.