Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone
by profmonocle on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @08:32PM
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Oh holy christ, I hadn't heard of them doing that. Doesn't shock me, sadly.
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Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone
by munk-a on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @01:05PM
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Oh, a source[1] - this is why I'm extremely skeptical of the goodness of disrupting. Building a new competitor that can straight up out compete existing monopolies is one thing but beating existing companies by refusing to play by the same rules removes the power of law from society.
It was super depressing at the time to hear the Libertarian crowd come out in staunch defense of this program.
1. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/uber-uses-secret-pr...
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone
by CamperBob2 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @04:30PM
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Building a new competitor that can straight up out compete existing monopolies is one thing but beating existing companies by refusing to play by the same rules removes the power of law from society.
Look up the definition of "regulatory capture," and you'll see a photo of a taxicab, or at least you should. When the law does not respect the people, the people will not respect the law... nor should they.