Angry Bitcoin Users Destory iPhones Over Apple's Blockchain Ban
The remains of a destroyed iPhone 4S. Just yesterday, Apple pulled Blockchain.info's wallet app from the App Store without any clear reason. This was the last remaining wallet app on the App Store, and its removal annoyed quite a lot of Apple users. Some expressed mild to moderate disapproval over twitter. Apple not interested in #bitcoin: http://t.co/pOtis3KWLa They just want your dollars, I guess. - munin (@munin) February 6, 2014. Others however, seem to be so utterly pissed off that they've smashed their iPhones in protest. Reddit user “round-peg” posted on r/bitcoin that for every 100....
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