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Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by przemelek »

JohnBooty wrote: post #27

I can't imagine ever building something that relies on a Google service at this point. There is a lot of collateral damage when they do things like this, damage that hurts them when even when it comes to developers like me who've never written a single line of code that integrates with Google Checkout.

Yeah, but how many business was using Google Checkout as only method of payment? This decision will hurt only those businesses. Rest of businesses using Google Checkout will remove one of payments method. Not a big deal, and we may guess that this method was probably not so popular already.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by mortehu »

tedks wrote: post #38

Checkout isn't mentioned on Gwern's predictions for google product closure: http://www.gwern.net/Google%20shutdowns I hope he updates the page now that we have this additional data point, I'd love to see how his predictions performed.

That's because his post is newer than the announcement that Checkout would close. It was probably in his "Dead products" list.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by grinning »

JohnBooty wrote: post #27

I can't imagine ever building something that relies on a Google service at this point. There is a lot of collateral damage when they do things like this, damage that hurts them when even when it comes to developers like me who've never written a single line of code that integrates with Google Checkout.

Enough with that nonsense. You had plenty of notice and a reasonable deprication period: http://googlecommerce.blogspot.com/2013/05/an-update-to-goog... and also a superior replacement in Wallet

If anyone is to depricate anything that is the way to do it.

Yours is the generic reactionary comment for these sorts of submissions. You ignore the motive and thinking behind these actions and resort to FUD.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by [deleted] »

anon1385 wrote: post #26
Kequc wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People so vocal about these types of frustrations are the same people who keep refusing to just unify Google's services. You have multiple Google accounts so link them then that's the end of it. There are much more important things to worry about like Youtube's copyright policies. By being driven away, what you mean is they are doing things to move forward and you want it to stay the way it was. Since that isn't goin…

I think this comment is a great example of the disconnect. You (and I presume a majority of the people working for Google) are not actually able to even comprehend why people might want multiple accounts, or to have separate accounts for their email and their video watching and their blog. He even gives examples in his post, like administering an account for a charity organisation, but somehow things like that are un…

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Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by vicks711 »

JohnBooty wrote: post #27

I can't imagine ever building something that relies on a Google service at this point. There is a lot of collateral damage when they do things like this, damage that hurts them when even when it comes to developers like me who've never written a single line of code that integrates with Google Checkout.

Completely agree with you there mate.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by skybrian »

anon1385 wrote: post #35
jamesaguilar wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt the person you're replying to works at google. His profile says he is a ruby developer and as far as I know we don't use that. Also, his attitude is not particularly common within google.

I didn't mean to imply that I think he works for Google. >Also, his attitude is not particularly common within google. So the majority of Google engineers disagree with the policies of the management? Do people internally push back against this stuff (trying to force account consolidation and making everything part of G+), or are people too afraid to speak out? If people aren't happy with it, how far does it have to…

Google is a big place and there's lots going on, both good and bad. There is lively internal debate and plenty of pushback, but there are also good reasons to stay even when you disagree about a particular issue. There are people who leave, but someone who's unhappy might just switch to a different team.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by mortehu »

nmcfarl wrote: post #37
Kequc wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People so vocal about these types of frustrations are the same people who keep refusing to just unify Google's services. You have multiple Google accounts so link them then that's the end of it. There are much more important things to worry about like Youtube's copyright policies. By being driven away, what you mean is they are doing things to move forward and you want it to stay the way it was. Since that isn't goin…

I will not speak for the parent - But in my case it is because my business uses Google apps for domains and we have accounts shared amongst various people such as the customer support. This is an account because Google required accounts (not aliases/lists/groups) to access certain resources – but it is shared because multiple people have the need to perform the function. This however results in Google trying to link…

> This is an account because Google required accounts (not aliases/lists/groups) to access certain resources

What type of resources are these, that can't be controlled with an ACL?

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