Google Checkout take on eBay’s Paypal

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Google is aggressively promoting its online payment service Google Checkout lately. It’s offering $20 off $50 purchase at online store buy com. The aim is very obvious, eBay’s Paypal. To counter Google’s attack, Paypal is offering free shipping with a number of partners including Dell. Who will be the winner of this war? I don’t know. But one thing I know for sure is Google has a deeper pocket (10 Billion in cash); they could do this promotion without hurting itself. If a customer needs to buy some electronics, buy com is a good place to checkout 🙂

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