So I've kept off with getting a paypal account, but for many years I've paid for things through paypal, i.e. some webstore that uses paypal as their payment processer. I used to be able to do this without an account, but just a few weeks ago I tried buying something from a store, and the paypal page would simply not let me just enter my credit card information. It required me to either log in or create a new account.

I can't remember the last time I paid for something with paypal, so I don't know how long it's been like this, but it is certainly annoying that they're forcing people to use their service.