Re: Brands excluded from digicash beta
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The facts of the matter is that First Virtual currently provides a net benefit by moving real value (e.g. dollars) around, and Digicash does not. Until the Digicash system can move real value, there is no reason to use it.
I think I'm missing something here. Isn't the Digicash system in a beta-phase? At this point, aren't they just trying to work out the kinks and show people that it works? Obviously, a system that hasn't been deployed isn't as useful as one that has. The question is, once Digicash is released for real, how will it compare to FV? I don't have any Digicash software yet, but I'm very interested in it, and I wonder if anyone else feels that a Digicash beta testers mail list would be a good thing. I'd like to hear what you guys think of it. == Alex Strasheim | finger astrashe@nyx.cs.du.edu alex@omaha.com | for my PGP 2.6.1. public key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBLuDMqxEpP7+baaPtAQFQ0gP+PZzEx6Z6fQiURXCUtnRnxeVZEVweZ4K3 fLRhvC8nizTdQKPqMQcGQzd/jRqV1zLiPuEKwTLTsz9onEqwaDF7t1sg5DCbqlXj KrYTfKXxOyCDY+knc2Bv72TxLcO0V2Rk07McgDfufLel+GUrdCXA4zHc/nTdktKV KgbF5+Nse/k= =WyDJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
From: Alex Strasheim <alex@omaha.com>
Until the Digicash system can move real value, there is no reason to use it.
I think I'm missing something here. Isn't the Digicash system in a beta-phase? At this point, aren't they just trying to work out the kinks and show people that it works? Yes, it is granted that Digicash is in beta, and not polished. But beta testing usually happens after all significant functionality is present. The Digicash beta isn't moving real money, and that's a significant functional deficit. Obviously, a system that hasn't been deployed isn't as useful as one that has. This is substantially my point. DC and FV are not directly comparable, because one does something directly useful and the other doesn't. The question is, once Digicash is released for real, how will it compare to FV? Who can say? It hasn't been released for real. Clearing and settlement in a payments system are _most_ of the problem, not sugar coating. FV is leveraging Visa for settlement, but Digicash currently has nothing. Eric
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