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Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by a-google-guy »

masklinn wrote: post #29
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.

> 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).

>Half a dozen countries? Please see the countries mentioned in this support document: http://goo.gl/I49QQ

Canada is definitely supported for users.

>Where the customer service is non-existent: Hi. Any specific problem we can help with?

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by kawera »

a-google-guy wrote: post #61
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).

>Half a dozen countries? Please see the countries mentioned in this support document: http://goo.gl/I49QQ Canada is definitely supported for users. >Where the customer service is non-existent: Hi. Any specific problem we can help with?

Brazil?

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by thibaut_barrere »

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?

In France at least, credit card are far more often used than wired transfer etc.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by zyb09 »

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?

Okay I realize I shouldn't have said 'Europe', because it seems to differ quite a bit from country to country. I myself are from Germany and while its relativly easy to get a credit card from your bank, only a small minority owns one. The plastic cards, that we get from our banks are called EC-cards (for "eletronic cash") and are completly different than credit cards. They are tied to your bank account, work just like debit cards, and you can pay at every store with them. At online shops you would usually just enter your bank account number and it's directly withdrawn. So the additional monthly fee of owning a credit card is not worth it for the majority of people.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by jbrennan »

In the blog post they say it will be "Open". What do they mean by that? Open source? Open for everyone in the world? From what I can tell in the post, it's only available in some countries, and it's also only available with Google Checkout.

I'm not saying those are bad things, just wondering what it has to do with "Open". Unless of course Google is just continuing to use it as a buzzword.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by mdaniel »

a-google-guy wrote: post #61
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).

>Half a dozen countries? Please see the countries mentioned in this support document: http://goo.gl/I49QQ Canada is definitely supported for users. >Where the customer service is non-existent: Hi. Any specific problem we can help with?

>>Where the customer service is non-existent: Hi. Any specific problem we can help with?

In my experience, "Customer Service" can mean one or both of the following: 1. Actual help to resolve real problems 2. A human voice on the phone to walk you through resetting your computer (or otherwise generally offering moral support)

I find that most folks get nervous when #2 is not available, even if they would never use it or it would be unlikely to solve any of their actual problems.

The big G does not even pretend, and I think that is possibly to their detriment.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by ZoFreX »

nickpp wrote: post #51
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.

> 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.

They're talking about debit cards - I know in the UK and Germany many people do not own credit cards, certainly in the young twenties sector in the UK debit cards are the norm.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by Pooter »

Kylekramer wrote: post #21
btipling wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And there's no demonstration of how it works in the video or in any images. It's as if some people at Google decided to react to Apple's recent bad press by putting up a web page and a blog post announcing a product without actually having built anything yet.

While I suspect One Pass is probably quite a bit from actual use by any publisher, this press release/the video has probably been in the works ever since the rumblings about Apple's subscription plans made the rounds. While not the most honest move, it is a brilliant PR coup.

> While not the most honest move, it is a brilliant PR coup.

You misspelled vaporware.

Apple announced something they're gonna roll out in the next rev. of iOS. Google put out a press release.

Re: Google releases OnePass, a payment system for publishers

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Post by nudge »

jbrennan wrote: post #65

In the blog post they say it will be "Open". What do they mean by that? Open source? Open for everyone in the world? From what I can tell in the post, it's only available in some countries, and it's also only available with Google Checkout. I'm not saying those are bad things, just wondering what it has to do with "Open". Unless of course Google is just continuing to use it as a buzzword.

Presumably it's something like 'can be used outside of a walled payment ecosystem like the app store'
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