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I feel like this has been said of the past two iPhones & now with the iPad mini - there is no clear indication Apple is going to support NFC in the near term. Why do you feel this way?

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We can see Apple typically releases any new technology a few years later. NFC came into mainstream only last year so it might take a few more years for it to be widely used for applications. Apple made a safe bet with passbook because all the store cards/tickets use similar bar codes or QR codes. A few startups have started on software/hardware lacking in Apple products but once the manufacturer integrates it into their product, they risk losing their purpose if they don't innovate. They integrated LTE after a few years it became mainstream. This will eventually happen too.

>> NFC came into mainstream only last year

NFC is not mainstream. It may be shipping in mainstream phones, but you'd starve to death in most places if you could only buy food with NFC.

I mean into spotlight and started appearing on production models

because NFC is the way of the future. so much potential. how could they not.

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