"It’s very likely that this is the most accounts with cards anywhere on the Internet,” Jobs said. That could have implications for mobile payments, don't you think?
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Apple Now Has 200 Million iTunes Accounts
An interesting factoid from the iPad 2 launch event: Apple CEO Steve Jobs said 200 million people now have Apple ID (iTunes) accounts tied to credit cards.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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Get well Steve!
Yes, there are things we all hate about Apple, but the world needs more people bringing ideas to life and thinking of the next big things. Innovation.
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