Re: Wallet in Windows 10

Asbjørn,

I assume you meant "of course want 4.2 to happen right now" -- even if some
interests target 4.1 as the end-game.

On the IG list a week and a half ago I suggested that an effort be made
towards a framework for "definitions of "digital wallet". 4.2 can be
advanced without waiting if we all understand what the various camps agree
and disagree about.

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On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 3:13 AM, Asbjørn Ulsberg <asbjorn@ulsberg.no> wrote:

> 2015-10-21 7:32 GMT+02:00 Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com>:
>
> >
> http://www.neowin.net/news/joe-belfiore-mobile-payment-support-is-coming-soon-to-windows-10
> >
> > I must admit that I don't understand how this matches Microsoft's recent
> > cross-platform strategy.  One more proprietary wallet is also certainly
> not
> > what banks, merchants, and similar are craving for.
>
> Seems like what must happen is what happens in most emerging markets:
>
> 1. Every major platform owner first build their own proprietary solution.
> 2. They gather some momentum and customers.
> 3. They notice that momentum stops because of interoperability issues.
> 4. Given the balance between the different platform owners, what will
> happen is either:
> 4.1. One owner will consumes all others and we'll only have one,
> proprietary solution.
> 4.2. Each owner has equal leverage, so they start figuring out an
> interoperable solution.
>
> We of course want 4.1. to happen right now, but the wallet market at
> least, I think it's a bit futile.
>
> --
> Asbjørn Ulsberg           -=|=-        asbjorn@ulsberg.no
> «He's a loathsome offensive brute, yet I can't look away»
>
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