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Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by nickpp »

zyb09 wrote: post #36
jonknee wrote: post #23

The payment side is powered by Google Checkout, so the fee structure smacks Apple around all over the place. The most expensive tier (under $3000 in monthly sales) is 2.9% + $0.30. The cheapest is 1.9% + $0.30.

They need to add other payment options then CreditCards to Google Checkout. Nobody uses CreditCards in Europe and it's kinda stupid that I can't even buy Apps on the Marketplace and have see if the vendor support direct purchase form their website via PayPal or something.

> Nobody uses CreditCards in Europe

WTF are you talking about?

Credit Cards are a part of everyday in Europe just like everywhere else. And yes, I live in Europe too.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by die_sekte »

rkudeshi wrote: post #47
zyb09 wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They need to add other payment options then CreditCards to Google Checkout. Nobody uses CreditCards in Europe and it's kinda stupid that I can't even buy Apps on the Marketplace and have see if the vendor support direct purchase form their website via PayPal or something.

If not credit cards, then what do Europeans use?

Sane wire transfers, direct debit, and a multitude of other things. Credit cards are on the rise though.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by jonknee »

zyb09 wrote: post #49
jonknee wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What payment options would you suggest? Apple only accepts credit / debit cards too (well and gift cards which are also primarily purchased with credit cards).

Bank wire transfers, that's what everybody here does including Apple, Amazon etc.

Interesting. What country is this?

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by Andrenid »

abhigupta wrote: post #33
markszcz wrote: post #16

Android dabbler/developer here. I like how google is empowering their developers with different pricing strategies. Before it was plain vanilla, either you pay, or its free. Yes you can pay for an app and within 15 minutes ask for a refund, but I have trouble sending in a rebate, I know i'll forgot within those 15 minutes. With these extra payment options, and from what I understand, easy charging system, having some…

As a consumer, I don't like the fact that now I will have to keep track of different way each website will charge me money.

Do you have the same trouble walking through a mall, dealing with the different pricing structures and mixture of cash & credit at stores?

I really don't think it's much different.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by masklinn »

nudge wrote: post #43
masklinn wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The payment side is powered by Google Checkout, so the fee structure smacks Apple around all over the place. Except for the part where as a vendor it's only available in half a dozen countries or so, and several major countries can not pay via Checkout either (does Checkout work at all from canada yet?), and where the customer service is non-existent (a Google constant).

Whereas PayPal and iOS App Store customer service are famously excellent?

Let's check:

Google Checkout,

- Not present at all in a number of countries

- Impossible to sell from an even higher number of countries

- No customer support at all

Paypal

+ present virtually everywhere

- customer service generally considered frustrating, becomes terrible when dealing with their fraud detection

iOS AppStore

+ present in more than a hundred countries (though some parts e.g. iAd may not be available everywhere)

± customer service generally regarded as good, except when dealing with the approval process (and even that area shows progress)

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by masklinn »

jonknee wrote: post #55
zyb09 wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bank wire transfers, that's what everybody here does including Apple, Amazon etc.

Interesting. What country is this?

Belgium, maybe. They use bank transfers a lot (definitely not France, where bank transfers are very rare but debit cards are everywhere)

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by masklinn »

die_sekte wrote: post #52
rkudeshi wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If not credit cards, then what do Europeans use?

Sane wire transfers, direct debit, and a multitude of other things. Credit cards are on the rise though.

On the other hand, even debit cards are usually called credit cards, at least in france (either that or "carte bleue" which is the french standard for these things).

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by geekfactor »

Pewpewarrows wrote: post #2

Quite impeccable timing on Google's part, merely days after developers and publishers are up-in-arms over Apple's 30% cut for on-device content. Well played Schmidt, well played.

The payment angle is timely given Apple's recent moves, but am I correct in reading this as Google offering an officially sanctioned way to get paywalled content into the index?

In the past, publishers had to either offer First Click Free or resort to cloaking or other black-hat techniques for their for-pay content. If Google is now willing to allow paywall content into the index for a 3% fee then that's a big deal.

I can't imagine this pushing search results quality in the right direction, at least from the perspective of a typical user.

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