[mattmanser]

When Google Checkout launched it was in a right mess. I remember trying to use it and it silently crashed without an error. It was bizarre, all over the forums, no Google response.

It also had an even worse payment flow than paypal. Which is saying something.

You can't ignore early adopters like that so no-one switched.

Also seem to remember it didn't take payments from a lot of countries. Could be wrong.

[coopdog]

It's hard to believe but Google merchant accounts still aren't available outside of the UK and USA. Even Stripe is still USA only.

[dennisgorelik]

Google Checkout (now Google Wallet) is still a mess both technically and with customer support.