Microsoft: forget about PayPal, how about a MasterCard killer?

Vikingod · Jan 29, 2007, 01:31 AM

Source: ars technica
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Ever since PayPal burst on to the scene, the Nostradamus types have been predicting one PayPal killer after another. First it was "e-gold," then Western Union, then C2IT (by Citibank), then Google. None of these players have put a dent in PayPal, and in fact more than a few of them have gone the way of the dodo. Even Google Checkout is having problems these days.

The space is about to get much more competitive now that Microsoft has announced their plans to build a micropayment service with a twist. The killer feature? The Redmond giant apparently wants to take on Visa and MasterCard, among others.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Jan 29, 2007, 02:07 AM

After all the crap they have started, screwed up and scrapped, I wouldn't trust anything to them.

Remember that Passport.NET crap? Bah!

Jan 29, 2007, 01:31 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Microsoft: forget about PayPal, how about a MasterCard killer? Source: ars technica ___________ Ever since PayPal burst on to the scene, the Nostradamus types have been predicting one PayPal killer after another. First it was "e-gold," then Western Union, then C2IT (by Citibank), then Google. None of these players have put a dent in PayPal, and in fact more than a few of them have gone the way of the dodo. Even Google Checkout is having problems these days. The space is about to get much more competitive now that Microsoft has announced their plans to build a micropayment service with a twist. The killer feature? The Redmond giant apparently wants to take on Visa and MasterCard, among others.

Jan 29, 2007, 02:07 AM	#2
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	After all the crap they have started, screwed up and scrapped, I wouldn't trust anything to them. Remember that Passport.NET crap? Bah!