> Google's blog post ridiculously frames multiple payment options as some kind of world-first, grand experiment that has never been done before. Google says it

> Google's blog post ridiculously frames multiple payment options as some kind of world-first, grand experiment that has never been done before. Google says it wants to "understand complexities involved" in having a second payment option and it needs to "test and iterate on different implementations" of processing a credit card. Every other checkout screen on the Internet has had a PayPal button for like 20 years, so perhaps some of that experience could help Google navigate this murky, uncharted territory. > The original motivation for alternative payments was to dodge Google's (and Apple's) app store fees, which take anywhere from 15–30 percent of a developer's revenue. While Google and Apple are legally compelled to open their payment processing in some countries, the mobile duopoly has ignored the spirit of those rulings and hasn't really budged on the fees it charges.