Are you switching to Gbuy?

[Addurobi]

As many news and article websites state that the beta will be released tomorow (28th) for Google's PayPal-like service, are you going to switch to Gbuy? Why or Why not?

[bkleinhe]

I'd switch if it offers more protection than paypal. It's very easy to get ripped off using paypal

[Nintendo]

Should I give my credit card number to a company that can't even keep a massive spammer out!!!! I don't think so!!! I'll wait a while...if I ever use them!!!!

[chengfu]

Even without GBuy I'm sometimes scared of the amounts of data Google has about me, so I won't easily hand over more data.

[ForgottenCreature]

Enough with the exclamation marks. And they have removed the spammer now, every website has bugs. Considering they have stood firm as a search engine over the last few years with only a few minor blips. I think they are doing pretty good, I'd like to see if their service is a nice competitor to paypal. Paypal is running a strong monopoly at the moment but if GBuy offers more protection.. that'll be interesting.

Originally Posted by Nintendo

Should I give my credit card number to a company that can't even keep a massive spammer out!!!! I don't think so!!! I'll wait a while...if I ever use them!!!!

[Addurobi]

Come on! Not only google is a bigger, better trusted company, it also plans to have no fees during beta stage, and only 1%-2% thereafter.

Also, after Gbuy, Greenzap will have no chance of staying.

[Nintendo]

Originally Posted by ForgottenCreature

Enough with the exclamation marks. And they have removed the spammer now, every website has bugs.

Um, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spammers are still geting in Google doing the same thing the original spammer did...using sub-domains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Google hasn't fixed anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChrisB]

hmmm interesting! Will have to see what their rates are.

[MattUK]

Anyone got a URL to sign up yet?

[Addurobi]

Here's one of the articles I found:

PayPal delivered nearly a quarter of eBay's most recent quarterly revenue of $1.3 billion, the Wall Street Journal said in a report today.

That PayPal revenue may look like a big jar of chocolate chips to the Cookie Monsters at Google. Their rival system, called GBuy, has been getting a workout since the early part of 2005. The Journal cited a source briefed on the service:


For the last nine months, Google has recruited online retailers to test GBuy, according to one person briefed on the service. GBuy will feature an icon posted alongside the paid-search ads of merchants, which Google hopes will tempt consumers to click on the ads, says this person. GBuy will also let consumers store their credit-card information on Google.

Storing payment information has been an ease-of-use feature and strength of PayPal. Google has enough brand recognition to get a lot of attention. The Journal's report seems to suggest the way Google will get users on board will be through its GBuy retailers. But will eBay accept GBuy as a payment method? Probably, as long as eBay gets its cuts of a sale as is customary.

The GBuy.com domain returns a "page not found" error when tested, so whatever Google has on tap isn't readily available yet. The domain has been registered to the Burbank, CA, firm Trout & Zimmer. SearchEngineWatch noted in September 2005 how the domain gcalendar.com was transferred from Trout & Zimmer to Data Docket Inc, a firm well known for registering domain names with Google as part of the name.

Google, as per usual, had no comment on any pending products, the Journal said.

Source: Webpronews

Anyone got a URL to sign up yet?

Google has not yet officially talked about Gbuy.

[chengfu]

Originally Posted by soniczonex

Come on! Not only google is a bigger, better trusted company, it also plans to have no fees during beta stage, and only 1%-2% thereafter.

They are? Well, i don't trust them and at least paypal has fewer data about me which is a good thing.
No fees during beta stage? That's at least two years for free!

[Addurobi]

Could be. Also, what kind of information do they know that you have NOT set public on a website?

[petertdavis]

I wish Google would just focus on making their search engine better.

[Addurobi]

But they're the best at it already :S Other products should get some attention too in my opinion.

[Nintendo]

Originally Posted by soniczonex

But they're the best at it already.

Dude, come back to planet earth. Try reading the threads on the Google board and you'll learn they are crummy!!!!

[chengfu]

Originally Posted by soniczonex

Could be. Also, what kind of information do they know that you have NOT set public on a website?

Of course all this information is given by me, but the aggregation is scary:
Would you like a single company to know your friends (Orkut), mails (Gmail), dates (GCalendar), interests (search), shopping habits (google analytics in many major websites)?

[GAdsense]

What they need to signup and where we can sign up tommorow!

I think it will beat paypal and it will be superb service.

Let's See ...

[Addurobi]

Iam talking about the search engine in general. What's better than google?

[aaron_nimocks]

Originally Posted by soniczonex

Iam talking about the search engine in general. What's better than google?

nothing. Google is the best search engine.

[AtanasYanev]

If they are working with poor countries like Bulgaria - I will work with them.. PayPal dont work with Bulgarians.. They even ban account imediately if I'm not using USA-or-other-rich-country proxy.. Stupid from their side... I'm not frauder or something, Im just hi-tech earning money