The publication claims former PayPal president David Marcus was against the Samsung partnership as it would hinder future operations with Apple, but eBay CEO John Donahoe forced PayPal to accept. The dynamic just got more interesting with news today that PayPal will be spun off from eBay in 2015, possibly opening the door to policy changes and realigned alliances.
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PayPal is certainly not a company with good customer service, and their account management website is a good example of everything that is wrong with online payments.
So, ‘morons’ is right, but still think we (and Apple) are looking better without them.
I don’t see what the benefit of having PayPal in Apple Pay would be anyway. PayPal isn’t a bank, it’s just another middle man – a lot like Apple Pay, really. Would the benefit just be for in-app transactions in apps (like eBay) that take PayPal?
“John Donahoe” noted as a name to watch for in stories about bad business decisions.
I have an account, because it used to be a great service. Now I wish there was a well supported alternative…
Don’t you think calling people “MORONS” based on some unconfirmed rumor is a bit too much?
What kind of virtue it is to comments on a piece of news like this anyway? As YouTube comments show, it’s not exactly hard nor rare to be an asshole on the Internet.
Also there’s another company that’s partnering with Samsung for many key components in their own products – it’s Apple.
My thought exactly. My second thought was that I have never heard of this site and perhaps their report is full of crap. Nothing better that name dropping Apple to make a name for yourself after all
In the immortal words of Dr. Peter Venkman, “Oh, Johnny, did you back the wrong horse!”
Square Cash is good for some use cases, especially small transactions with people you know.
I live outside the US. PayPal is our only option around here. Our ONLY option.