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Online auction site eBay is slated to ditch Google Checkout as a payment option by next July. At that time, the only online payment method available to users will be eBay's own PayPal service. An eBay spokesperson claimed the move is intended "to give eBay buyers a consistent, speedy checkout experience and to ensure support for fast-growing sales via mobile platforms."
If you ask us, this has more to do with eBay owning PayPal than user experience. Google Checkout has had trouble finding widespread usage. Amazon does not support Checkout, so the loss of eBay will hit the service hard. Users of Android phones in most countries do, however, use Google Checkout to pay for apps.
Have you used Google Checkout to buy anything lately? Do you think either PayPal or Checkout is a better service?
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