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youdlike2knowNov 11, 2006
i'll be dropping paypal as soon as they launch google checkout in the UK.. screw ebay/paypal's monopolistic tactics..
timjbartNov 11, 2006
Lemming? Interesting. I love these polarized viewsI say Google are good for competition because they are a financial heavyweight with the power of shaking up any industry they choose.I didn't say I wanted Google to own me and my family or that they'd be winner of this present battle, but it is good for all of us because it means more money is going to be thrown into the arena. I use Paypal, and this will probably result in them having to improve their service, bonus.Why don't you think about the comments made by people rather than seeing the word 'Google' and having a paranoid tantrum?
dayquilNov 12, 2006
Everything Google does currently makes your second point seem like a given. Person-to-person transfers, both via email and via SMS, seem exceptionally likely to me.
wuoriNov 12, 2006
That's one way to look at it. If you owned and operated eBay, what would you do? Lose money on principle?It wasn't anti-competitive to block Google Checkout. Think about it. NOW eBay competitors can offer Google Checkout and finally have something that eBay doesn't. Also, there are other options for online auctioning, and, much more, online shopping. If this is your 'textbook anti-trust' behavior, then perhaps you should get a different textbook.
ryosenNov 12, 2006
EBay blocking Checkout is very easy to fix. All Google has to do is stop showing EBay listings in their search results.
splintaxNov 12, 2006
The only thing stopping me from signing up is the fact that I don't live in the US.Why is this restriction being imposed?
millieloveselmoDec 8, 2006
Okay, I have had the WORST experience with Google Checkout I've ever had online. I mean, they're incompetent, slow and impersonal. I thought I bought an Elmo TMX doll on toysrus.com - they were available!!! I used GoogleCheckout because they were offering a $10.00 discount if you purchased with them. Fine. So far, I was a googler, why not? After a few days, I noticed that there had not been a charge on my cc. It'll show up on Monday, I thought. The following week I checked again. Nothing. I checked my google account. Purchase history indicated my order was in process. Okay, it should be in the mail soon. That was Nov. 28th. I filled out the little complaint form stating that I still hadn't received my package. In a couple of hours, google emailed me back in a scripted email that said to contact toysrus at their 800 number. Great... I did that. Guess what? toyrsus does not have any record of my transaction. The guy on the phone suggested that I go purchase another one of these stupid freaky dolls. (Now I hate him). So I go to toysrus.com and of course, the damn doll is SOLD OUT online. Check your local store. Okay, right. So, I fill out another complaint form stating that I'm dissatisfied - see if that will get their attention. What do I get? The SAME scripted email... please contact toysrus. blah blah blah. I did this a few times in different complaint forms.. just to maybe see if anything would change in that really personalized form letter... I now have seven referrals to toysrus.com to ask toysrus what happened. I really want to talk to someone directly at google to tell them their millionaire-asses can't run a f**king checkout service. Does anyone have a phone number or do I have to physically drive out there to have them reply to my order? They're only 15 miles from my house...