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Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by rebelnz »

jmhain wrote: post #23
pvnick wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This seems to be a mistake that a ton of startups make as well. It's a result of indecisive (read:poor) management and inevitably leads to doing nothing particularly well. One company that I've seen not fall into this trap is Dropbox. Dropbox offers one amazing service and pours all it's efforts into that, and from what I hear they have some insanely smart people working there doing that. As a result they can afford…

Other than the frustrating lack of a linux client, how is drive inferior to dropbox?

There is linux client here https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx

Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by dragonwriter »

jmgrosen wrote: post #35

Wait, so what's the difference between this and Google Wallet?

> Wait, so what's the difference between this and Google Wallet?

With Checkout, Google is a credit card processor.

With Wallet, Google isn't a credit card processor, they are partnered with Bankcorp Bank who is issuing virtual cards which are funded either by transferring funds from the users bank account or by charging credit cards.

Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by mtgx »

dewiz wrote: post #5

anyone taking bets... ehm willing to speculate on what big is next dying at google? I'm thinking about google tv, or is that Q already gone? music? books? I'm happy to see G staying on the marketing garden

Google Books is another thing that they seem to have gotten in just because they were big, and then didn't do much else. They've barely moved the needle with that service. They seem a lot more serious about music and video. I still hope they will take books more seriously soon. It's like they are not even on the map for most people right now in books.

Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by jmhain »

rebelnz wrote: post #41
jmhain wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Other than the frustrating lack of a linux client, how is drive inferior to dropbox?

There is linux client here https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx

I was talking about drive not having a linux client (not an official one at least).

Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by threeseed »

oblique63 wrote: post #36
threeseed wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Question. Do you actually use Dropbox ? Because for me it is one of the most overrated services I use. They haven't actually done anything new to the product since the beginning and the CPU load when syncing is still ridiculously high. IMHO The only reason Dropbox is successful because the alternatives e.g. SkyDrive, Google Drive are so much worse.

If you don't mind me asking, how is Drive much worse? I agree about Dropbox, but I don't think Drive is any worse. If anything the experience I've had with it has been more positive for the simple fact that it integrates with the existing google services I use a lot better (i.e. attachments in gmail). But I don't think it would be fair for me to hold that against Dropbox. Additionally, I haven't had much time with th…

As I mentioned below Google Drive loses data and is unacceptably buggy. Just see the product forums for the countless examples of it happening.

I see no reason why you wouldn't go with Dropbox. Even just for the fact that you shouldn't rely on anything from Google that doesn't have or is related to advertising.

Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by droopyEyelids »

bifrost wrote: post #30

Ugh, this is terrible. The one service I actually used with Google, and they shut it down. In their defense, its been dead for a while, they made the UI horrifying to use and a giant PITA. Glad I got my one last payment in. Time to move to stripe.

Looks like Google partnered(?) with Braintree, Shopify and Freshbooks-- like you can get a discount for transitioning. Considering how many people mention just moving to Stripe on this thread, I wonder what sort of hoops those three had to jump through to get their names on the page. Also I wonder what part of the process led Google to choose those three over their competitors.

It seems like Stripe would have been a natural choice. Anyone know anything about the vetting process and want to comment? It would be interesting if there was a hangup or concern that led to the decision.

Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by taigeair »

Good thing I'm not using Google Checkout anymore. It's still a shame though. I actually like it more than Paypal but having done some experiments with my ecommerce businesses (e.g. http://www.wellingtonstravel.com/) I found people trust the Paypal payment option more or are more familiar with it, leading to more conversions. So that's why I went with Paypal over Google Checkout.

Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by rogerbinns »

ChrisNorstrom wrote: post #11

Google is making the same mistakes Microsoft made. Trying to enter into every industry it can thinking it can use it's monopoly power to take over the world. Reality: Doing 20 things mediocrely is not as profitable of doing 2 things very very well. Result: 1) Constant experiments and dropped products (just like Microsoft). 2) Consumers no longer trust your services to stick around and no longer even invest in your pl…

4) It annoys the people who do use your product especially if they were already happy with it. Chances are they were the early adopters and evangelists. Their voices are what leads to #2 amplifying the actions.

Re: Google Checkout will be retired, transition to Google Wallet

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Post by taigeair »

petercooper wrote: post #13
dewiz wrote: post #5

anyone taking bets... ehm willing to speculate on what big is next dying at google? I'm thinking about google tv, or is that Q already gone? music? books? I'm happy to see G staying on the marketing garden

I'm going with FeedBurner. Although you could argue it's already 90% dead.

It definitely feels neglected. What do you think is a good alternative?
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