Thread:Drew1200/@comment-5956750-20130905174538/@comment-1693968-20130905182103

NFC is hardware, not software. It requires that you have the appropriate software, but without the hardware, it doesn't do anything. There are apps that have a similar function, like the new thing in iOS 7 that lets you send it over the internet. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not NFC. (and actually, Android has had it since 2010)