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Old Mar 10, 2015, 2:02 pm
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joshwex90
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Originally Posted by uds0
Any payment method that requires a $500 phone (very high price to pay to pay) be whipped out (and thus exposed to loss or damage frequently) is simply not going to fly - despite Apple's delusion that the world will shell out $500 to do this specific thing.
  1. You don't need a $500 device for mobile payments
  2. Even presuming you needed to pay that much money, (pretending there was nothing cheaper AND no such thing as carrier subsidies,) many people don't seem to mind, considering the ubiquity of smartphones
  3. If you don't want to whip out your phone to pay for "fear of damage," how do you talk/text/email/WhatsApp/iMessage/play games/read news/check sports/stock/etc. on said device??
  4. Apple didn't invent mobile payments nor are they the only player in the market
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