Can Amazon be the default payment API for the Web?

Re:Can Amazon be the default payment API for the Web? by SamAtt on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @10:50AM (#606964)

I think the author's point is that the internet needs a payment system in which the customer doesn't need to put in their credit card. That's why he's saying Amazon could be the default payment provider (since almost everyone has an Amazon account).

So doing what you suggest would completely defeat the purpose of what he's proposing.

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Re:Can Amazon be the default payment API for the Web? by AaronChua on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @11:07AM (#607007)

Thanks for clarifying my point. That was exactly what I meant.

Having experiences in mobile services, payment was not a problem. It is something users don't even think about. However, on the Web, the act of paying is too obvious and requires too much effort.

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Re:Can Amazon be the default payment API for the Web? by halo on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @10:51AM (#606967)

Doesn't almost everyone have a Paypal account?

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Re:Can Amazon be the default payment API for the Web? by randallsquared on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @11:03AM (#606996)

No, though it seemed like it at one time.

The vast majority of people have never bought anything online, so there's lots of time for disruption in this market. :)

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Re:Can Amazon be the default payment API for the Web? by SamAtt on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @10:52AM (#606972)

I don't :)

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