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Paypal has brought very little innovation since they were acquired by eBay. I'd be surprised if this suddenly changed.

• frossie 17y ago
  Me too. But there was a suggestion floating around the Internet that eBay management is "tired" of eBay (which many would argue they have ruined with their changes in the last few years) and looking to PayPal to be their main cash cow. In which case, they do have to at least keep up with their competitors.
  • quizbiz 17y ago
    Both brands can go much, much further. We can't predict much about the web 10 years down the road but it's pretty safe to say that more and more buying and selling will be occurring on the web. If I was in charge of ebay, I would slightly rebrand to form an online commerce umbrella.
    • netsp 17y ago
      Back to the paypal/ebay vs Amazon, I think you're right. These are both really online commerce enablers. I would place my bets on Amazon coming through on top. They have a stronger history of innovating & consistent improvement over time. Paypal & Ebay have this aura of scaling down to the 'I'll sell you my hat' level. They do. But I wonder how much of Ebay's (or paypal's) bottom line comes from the not-a-business crowd vs from actual businesses.