Uphononongo lwamva nje olwenziwe e-United States yi-eMarketer lubonisa ukuba i-Apple ngenkonzo yayo ye-Apple Pay ibekwe kwindawo yokuqala yentlawulo ngezixhobo eziphathwayo ngenxa yenkonzo yokuhlawula i-Apple Pay. Le ndawo yokuqala ibibanjelwe iminyaka yi-Starbucks coffee chain eyaziwayo.
Inkonzo enikwa yi-Starbucks e-United States yeyesicelo sayo sokuhlawula ngaphambi kokufika e-Starbucks kwaye ke xa ufika uthathe ikofu yakho uhambe, ngaphandle kokuya kwi-cashier. Kuyinyani ukuba oku kunyuka kwe-Apple Pay "kuncinci" kwimeko ye-United States, kodwa kukutsiba apho iApple yayijonge phambili.
Kucacile ukuba kwilizwe lethu indlela yokuhlawula ngaphandle konxibelelwano ixhaphake kakhulu, njengoko sibona kakuhle ezivenkileni nakwabanye. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, ukusebenzisa i-Apple Pay yeyethu namhlanje yinto eqhelekileyo kuzo zonke iindawo, nokuba ziindawo zokutyela, iivenkile zokutyela, iivenkile, izikhululo zegesi nokuba urhoxise imali kwii-ATM.
Olona dabi lubalulekileyo lwenzeka kwiindawo apho kungekho ndlela zininzi zokuhlawula usebenzisa iApple Pay okanye efanayo, ke ngoko ukoyisa iinkampani ubungakanani beStarbucks ukwenza iintlawulo ngokungathandabuzekiyo yimpumelelo yeApple. Yiyo loo nto ikhonkco elaziwayo levenkile zekofu ngoku linomceli mngeni wokuphambili kweApple Pay kwakhona, nangona kubonakala ngathi kuya kuba nzima ukuyifezekisa. Iinkcukacha zesifundo kwabelwana ngazo kwindawo eyaziwayo 9to5Mac kodwa into ebalulekileyo kukuba iApple Pay yeyokuqala ngqa phambi kweStarbucks eMelika kwaye oku kuthetha ukuba uAbantu abazizigidi ezingama-30,3 base-US basebenzise iintlawulo ze-Apple kweli lizwe.