micropayments

2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Benedict Evans · across every show →

Everything said about micropayments, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Evans: Universal frictionless micropayments failed due to adoption barriers
“Getting that frictionless payment platform in there, and having everybody use it, is just been too hard so far.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:20 a16z Podcast | Advertising vs. Micropayments in the Age of Ad Blockers
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Insight
Dixon: Micropayment skepticism incorrectly assumes human decisions cannot be automated by software
“And, you know, this sort of Clay Shirky argument that no one will ever adopt micropayments because of the mental friction. That, that, that I think is based on what I think is a flawed assumption that micropayments presumes that a human is deciding every singl…”
Chris Dixon Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:12 a16z Podcast | Advertising vs. Micropayments in the Age of Ad Blockers
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