At the WSJD Live conference Tim Cook addressed merchants disabling the NFC feature in their payment terminals in order to circumvent the use of Apple Pay. Cook called the ongoing issue a “skirmish” and indicated that he believed that it’ll be customers that_will_decide which payment service_retailers will end up supporting. Of course it helps that Apple activated 1 million cards in the first 72 hours according_to Cook. “In the long arc of time you’re only relevant as a merchant if your customers love you,” Cook said. Retailers CVS and Rite Aid have already moved to block both Apple Pay and...

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