Ucwaningo lwakamuva olwenziwe e-United States yi-eMarketer lukhombisa ukuthi i-Apple nensizakalo yayo ye-Apple Pay ibekwe endaweni yokuqala yokukhokha ngamadivayisi eselula ngenxa yenkonzo yayo yokukhokha ye-Apple Pay. Le ndawo yokuqala ibibanjelwe iminyaka yi-Starbucks coffee chain eyaziwayo.
Isevisi enikezwa i-Starbucks e-United States yileso sesicelo sayo okufanele usikhokhe ngaphambi kokufika e-Starbucks ngakho-ke lapho ufika uthatha ikhofi lakho uhambe, ngaphandle kokuya ku-cashier. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi lokhu kwanda kwe-Apple Pay "kuncane" esimweni se-United States, kepha ukugxuma okwakulindelwe yi-Apple.
Kuyacaca ukuthi indlela yokukhokha ngaphandle kokuthinta yande kakhulu ezweni lethu, njengoba sibona kahle ezitolo nakwabanye. Akungabazeki ukuthi ukusebenzisa i-Apple Pay kuningi lethu namuhla kuyinto ejwayelekile kuzo zonke izindawo, noma ngabe kungamakhefi, izindawo zokudlela, izitolo, amagalaji kaphethiloli noma ngisho nokukhipha imali kuma-ATM.
Impi ebaluleke kakhulu yenzeka ezindaweni lapho kungekho khona izinketho eziningi zokukhokha usebenzisa i-Apple Pay noma efanayo, ngakho-ke ukuthola izinkampani ezinosayizi we-Starbucks ukwenza izinkokhelo ngokungangabazeki kuyimpumelelo ye-Apple. Kungakho uchungechunge olwaziwa kakhulu lwezitolo zekhofi manje lunenselelo yokuphokophela phambili nge-Apple Pay futhi, yize kubonakala sengathi lokhu kuzoba nzima kakhulu ukukufeza. Imininingwane yocwaningo yabiwa kulowo owaziwayo 9 ku5Mac Kepha okubalulekile ukuthi i-Apple Pay ingeyokuqala ngqa ngaphambi kweStarbucks e-US futhi lokhu kusho ukuthi uAbantu base-US 30,3 million basebenzise izinkokhelo ze-Apple kuleli.