Agreed. Though carrier billing will at least be better than not being able to purchase paid apps at all. I think PayPal support on a Google service is extremely unlikely, regardless of how much demand there is for it.
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Cary Harper<[email protected]> wrote: > Keep in mind that a carrier billing option means your settlement will take > 60 to 90 days and is usually more expensive than a credit card transaction. > > I think a PayPal option where the user enters a PIN and the payment is > complete would be best. > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Terrible!? >> >> As long as developers can opt-in and opt-out, the more payment options >> the better! >> Especially for customers in Europe, where credit card use is minimal. >> >> On Jul 15, 9:23 am, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thats pretty terrible. I wouldn't want any opportunity for google >> > purchases to end up on a phone bill since they are NOT purchased from >> > the phone company. >> > >> > On Jul 15, 8:46 am, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Here is the articlehttp://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-10285981-251.html >> > >> > > Quotes from this article: >> > > "Thanks to a coming update, Google Checkout will now support multiple >> > > billing systems and T-Mobile customers will be able to charge >> > > purchases directly to their monthly bill" >> > >> > > ... >> > >> > > "Hopefully, the willingness to open the payment options will lead the >> > > way for a more open Market environment. Google could easily create a >> > > developer API and allow different companies to display the Market >> > > information in new ways. I would love to see what the Amazon >> > > recommendation engine could do for application discovery. A referral >> > > program could be created to reward the reseller and Google would >> > > benefit from the increased units sold."- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
