I don't think Bitcoins will achieve prime status either, but not for the reasons you listed:
- Easy of use: this is mostly a matter of software, and I see no reason to believe it has to be difficult to use. With current proposals such as specific tags for websites and such, sending money can be made as easy as inserting someone's email address, the amount and hit "send."
- Unsafe for the sender: nothing in the design of bitcoin prevents the creation of escrow services. It's simply not an issue to be fixed by the currency but by higher level services, just like with other currencies.
- Pseudoanonymity: it's mostly a red herring. When I'm buying from a random Chinese 'shop' through Ebay I won't be able to sue him either. When I'm buying from a reputed shop in my country, I don't need to ask its bank to know who I need to sue.
- Easy of use: this is mostly a matter of software, and I see no reason to believe it has to be difficult to use. With current proposals such as specific tags for websites and such, sending money can be made as easy as inserting someone's email address, the amount and hit "send."
- Unsafe for the sender: nothing in the design of bitcoin prevents the creation of escrow services. It's simply not an issue to be fixed by the currency but by higher level services, just like with other currencies.
- Pseudoanonymity: it's mostly a red herring. When I'm buying from a random Chinese 'shop' through Ebay I won't be able to sue him either. When I'm buying from a reputed shop in my country, I don't need to ask its bank to know who I need to sue.