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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 ams6110 »

lubos wrote: post #20
noir_lord wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google have gone from (in my opinion) almost flawless execution to a complete mess, they do stuff that drives me away on an almost daily bases. For example. I've signed into my Gmail and then visit youtube "Do you want to create a Google+ profile" NO "Ok, we'll ask again later". Sign into the admin account for google apps I run for a charity I volunteer at while signed into my work account "connect these two accounts…

I'm so sick of this mess with Google+ accounts that I'm no longer using gmail, I'm no longer browsing youtube logged in and when I really need to log into any Google service (adwords, webmaster tools etc), I'll just do it in private window and be done with it.

That's the solution I use. It's a bit inconvenient, but all my access to Google services are now done in private windows. This stops all the annoying and potential accidental and unintended linking of accounts or trying to access a service with the wrong login.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by hrkristian »

DanBC wrote: post #36
joeblau wrote: post #23

While this seems bad from the title, it's actually pretty good. They are consolidating redundant systems into one system: Google Wallet.

But Google wallet can't be used if you sell physical things.

Yet... I'm Norwegian so the Play Store only contains apps, as such I have no idea if ordering Nexus devices means using Google Wallet or something else entirely, what's the deal there?

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by nmcfarl »

mortehu wrote: post #48
nmcfarl wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

Google Checkout is a good example, the founders and the accountant all needed access when we were using it. It's much easier to create one account we all shared - than grant access to all 3 accounts, for all things accounting related.

Additionally some services - and I think Google Checkout was one - do not allow you to grant access to others at all, so if you started such an account in the accountants name, everytime a founder wanted to check out the balance, we’d need to get the accountant’s password.

(Also you never know when signing up weather this will be the case for a service - thankfully I’ve not seen any new "single account" services launch for a couple of years, but I’m still wary.)

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by tlogan »

I know that a significant set of people here are saying that this is "end of Google". Actually, this is "beginning of Google". Google must focus on things they are best at: advertisement.

The problem with their approach of having many half finished products that they were actually helping competition: they were discovering and validating market which is then captured by smaller companies.

And my prediction is that the following Google products will probably die out soon:

* Google App Engine - competition is improving at rapid pace and it is hard to keep up without focus.

* Google Blogger - they will probably just make something similar under Google+

* Google Groups

Probably there is more... but these are the one I see.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by unreal37 »

przemelek wrote: post #41
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.

I had a client that used Google Checkout as the only method of payment. It's not rare. It is a mom & pop (truly) web site selling products online.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by marban »

tlogan wrote: post #55

I know that a significant set of people here are saying that this is "end of Google". Actually, this is "beginning of Google". Google must focus on things they are best at: advertisement. The problem with their approach of having many half finished products that they were actually helping competition: they were discovering and validating market which is then captured by smaller companies. And my prediction is that th…

App Engine — are you serious? New releases every few weeks, quite a few innovations technology-wise and essentially no freeriders. Also, I don't see a lot of competition in terms of equivalent solutions; if at all.
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