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kkqd1337 said:

I don’t really understand why you charge a subscription for your app. Surely the more regular readers your have the better??

The subscription is optional for people who want to remove ads. Many readers said they would like an option to remove ads, so we provided it. The app remains free and ad-supported for those who don't want to pay. And the website remains free as well (mobile and desktop).

polymnia said:

Wasn’t the SE/30 the original Pro all-in-one?

i know it was a long time ago. 

The SE/30 was the machine on which I first learned Freehand & Page(Rage)Maker. 

I love how they just got this one in before the buzzer went off on 2017. Seems to be the typical Apple Pro Machine launch script now. 

Won't disagree, but it wasn't officially "Pro" branded, under Apple's modern product naming scheme (which can be, admittedly, a mess).

rrrize said:

Can't say I don't like the podcast. It's not bad at all.  But it is highly, HIGHLY annoying when one of you is talking and the other cuts in with a thought but no one wants to back down so you both keep talking at the same time, in essence telling the other that you're not going to stop till your thought is complete.  How about just not cutting one another off. Courtesy plays better over audo (podcast).  Quit the annoyingness <-- I know it's not a word.  

Fair point, but I'll note that we are not recording in the same room (let alone the same state). So the whole "talking over each other" thing is sometimes a lag issue, sometimes a miscommunication issue.

rob53 said:

Why are we worried about whether the Discover card is used at any places of business. From what Apple says, "Apple customers in the US can use Apple Pay to send and receive money with friends and family quickly, easily and securely." This has nothing to do with buying anything anywhere, it's only for person-to-person money transfers. Use your existing debit card loaded in Apple Pay and it works for free. Use a credit card and it costs the typical 2-3%. "They can use the debit and credit cards they already have added to Apple Pay, so there’s no need to install an app or create yet another account."

Am I missing something? We don't have to get a Discover card, we just use our existing cards, although I'll need to add my debit card to Apple Pay. I don't understand why anyone is even talking about MoviePass.

In addition to P2P transfers, you can also use Apple Pay Cash in stores. Whatever money is loaded on your virtual card is available to be spent, just like a debit card. So, if you wanted, you could load up your balance in Settings to add cash to your card for spending. Or accrue money transferred from friends and then, instead of transferring it to your bank account, spend it directly at the store.

The problem is, Discover is not as widely accepted as Visa, MasterCard and American Express. So there is a question as to whether a Discover debit card will be accepted at a business that accepts Apple Pay and NFC payments, but does not accept Discover. I don't know of any, but I am guessing some exist. As I speculated earlier, Discover debit, through its Pulse debit service, may be more widely accepted than Discover credit, which is known for higher fees.

repressthis said:

nhughes said:

racoleman29 said:

Why not Visa or MC? Just curious.

Probably because Green Dot uses Discover. But, from a consumer perspective, the payment network means more, as it determines where a card can or cannot be used.

So, if a retailer does not except Discover, Apple Pay Cash will therefore not be accepted??

This is what I don't know the answer to, and am trying to find out.

As I said in the previous comment, the fact that Apple Pay Cash uses Discover debit (Pulse) suggests that it would be more widely accepted than Discover credit (which has limited reach vs. its competitors). Pulse debit is pretty widely accepted.

If anyone knows of any retailers that accept Apple Pay/NFC but *do not* accept Discover card, then we can find out if it's a problem. But I'm guessing the number of companies that fall in that Venn diagram overlap is pretty low.