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Quote: Originally Posted by Blah64 Do you use loyalty (tracking) cards for discounts? Do you use credit/debit cards normally? I'm not accusing you of doing so, but most people I run across that say they care about privacy engage in behavio…
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Quote: Originally Posted by CityGuide "I imagine that Apple Pay/Passbook will eventually work in tandem so you can choose to subscribe to coupon feeds that retailers beam out over the internet (iAds?) or locally via iBeacons. Coupons and store …
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atlapple wrote: » Informed and affluent consumers buy based on price. That is why they are informed and affluent. Consumers aren't going to spend more money just to use Apple Pay. If Walmart has the best prices they are going to shop at Walmart.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AtlApple "Or maybe it doesn’t really matter. After all, how many people probably turned and walked out of a CVS this weekend because they couldn’t pay with their shiny new phones? They just did what everyone else is …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SirLance99 Google Wallet is just as fast/quick and convenient as Apple Pay. They both take the same amount of time to use. Google Wallet also does not use my CC #. It uses a virtual #. While similar there are a …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bdkennedy1 I don't understand the scandal here. If I work at my company and I see it tanking, I'm going to sell my stock before it's worth nothing. Being an employee prohibits you from taking material information…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bizlaw I don't think GTAT executives are crooks and frauds, I think they significantly over-estimated what they needed to make their dreams a reality. It sounds as if the process for getting the Mesa facility up and …
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee Funny. I said the exact same thing when I got my first iPad and couldn't view many websites because they clung to using Flash or never bothered to make an iPad version. I thought to myself "there a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by boredumb What I said? Or at least I intended to. I understood what you said and expanded to state merchants do benefit even when you factor in the costs of upgrading equipment. Right now merchants and restaurant…
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Quote: Originally Posted by boredumb I suppose I can understand this. The merchant's themselves, unlike the card issuers and consumers, don't particularly benefit from the increased security, so have little incentive to purchase compatible equ…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nicwalmsley I really hope Apple hurries up and offers a service to compete with Spotify. It seems it would be so easy to change to a paid on-demand streaming service. iTunes already had "previews" - just play t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by arvi But is it effective? Maybe it will take with a younger demographic. I prefer the Dreams and the Parenthood ads. It addressed my needs/expectations better. I actually think that is what these stories are showi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by brlawyer Point is: they shouldn't have spent those USD 3 billion in the first place. I've talked to some of friends who still are in the recording industry and they are actually stoked about the deal. Regardless…
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There seems to be a lot of underestimating of how complicated solving the TV problem really is. Just having an app store isn't the only thing that having a future platform really entails. Long term and expensive agreements with rights holders determ…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TeaEarleGreyHot Who's to say that Google didn't actually complete their barge project and use them successfully for exactly the purpose they intended? Maybe it was just a way to test out some device or other. It's …
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I really liked the ad. I am also thinking of it in the context of it being back to school season. Thinking of it along those lines makes even more sense. The ad is targeted to the younger demos.
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Quote: Originally Posted by leavingthebigG Rogifan,this time I agree with you 100%! Samsung is promoting a rumor that Apple is coming out with a larger iPhone screen. The people who not aware of the rumors are being made aware of the rumors t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan I'm curious to know who all inside Apple has been involved with this. From what I saw on IBM's website a lot of these applications were co-designed by Apple and IBM. Plus it sounds like some of this stuff w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Michael Scrip If this is Apple's first dedicated iBeacon-compatible beacon hardware... what hardware are they using in Apple Stores right now? I forgot the manufacturer but they are a 3rd party company that makes …
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon That being said, I don't think the people in the parade are being denied schooling, or being enslaved. But in quite a few aspects they are denied other rights. In more and more states they trend …