Many folks also said that Google's deal would have been conditional on numbers that Groupon couldn't meet. So Groupon walking away from the deal could have bee

Many folks also said that Google's deal would have been conditional on numbers that Groupon couldn't meet. So Groupon walking away from the deal could have been their only option. That said, Google is one company that could make this sort of product work as one of the major expenses Groupon has is buying advertising.