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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 gcatalfamo »

alttab wrote: post #10
gcatalfamo wrote: post #2

I'd say that signs of an imminent merge with Google Wallet were clearly visible throughout the year...

Except they arent merging. Goolge is no longer sulporti g pyshical goods.

"Merchants selling digital goods may transition to Google Wallet for digital goods"

Except they are. But I'd say we are both correct.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by anon1385 »

Kequc wrote: post #17
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…

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 unimaginable to people in the Google bubble.

It's pretty worrying when a company can't even understand the basic motivations behind the actions of their users: how can they possibly weigh up the costs and benefits of forcing account consolidation when they can't even imagine the use cases where consolidating accounts doesn't make sense for users.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by JohnBooty »

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.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by mark_l_watson »

kyledrake wrote: post #25

If you think Google shuts down APIs this quickly and casually now, wait until after the stock market bubble bursts.

+1 I agree, and not just concerning Google. That said, Google seems to be aiming at increasing revenue by concentrating on fewer things, but from what I read about Google Ventures, Google car, etc., they still are placing long bets.

I blogged a year ago about 4 or 5 Google canclled services that inconvenienced my customers and/or me.

Re: Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th

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Post by lotsofcows »

Kequc wrote: post #17
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…

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…

"There are much more important things to worry about like Youtube's copyright policies."

Such statements are stupid because they apply to everything.

You have no idea what's important to me - I have no idea what's important to you. The only thing I can be sure of is that, as one who uses the internet, the only objectively important things (food, shelter, security) are already covered.

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