Apple iPhone Predictions

Rumors are swirling and supposed photos from the Apple supply chain are just beginning to come in to view.  The iPhone 6 is beginning to come in to focus, but it is only the beginning.

I'm not one to speculate on the nuances of every Apple release but one piece of prognostication has spurred my desire to post here.  An analyst is saying Apple will include Near Field Communication (NFC) hardware in the iPhone 6.

I think this is complete hogwash.

Here is the story in question, merely citing a well known analyst of Apple products so don't hold that against the website:

http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/11/apple-could-finally-adopt-nfc-on-iphone

You get the main point of the story just from the URL.  That analyst is well known because he "has a solid track record of actually getting things right."

Here is another story that speaks to Google's moves on payments and how it has withdrawn from NFC:

http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/google-mobile-payments

Here is a pretty good story that tries to predict what Apple is up to in payments:

http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/article/230545/What-is-Apple-up-to-in-payments

With BLE having been such a strong play by Apple, and what I've seen companies do with those 'beacons' to make them emulate near field communications, I predict Apple has already made its play in this space and it is BLE.

NFC is dead.

Happy Reading,

J.W. Gant