PayPal To Open App Store For Developers 63
angry tapir writes "PayPal will open an applications store this year where developers can offer their wares, the latest step in the company's multi-pronged strategy to deepen its relationship with external programmers. Developers have a big opportunity to offer applications for merchants and consumers that PayPal doesn't have the interest or resources to build itself, according to a PayPal official."
There might be some developers... (Score:3, Interesting)
... who will not be exactly jumping for this opportunity. The Indian developers of course.
Re:Hostess to Open App Store for Developers (Score:3, Interesting)
If it works out well for them (which it seems to have done for eBay), we may see more of the same sort in the future.
Re:Hmmm ... (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Hostess to Open App Store for Developers (Score:3, Interesting)
Giving a large untrusted 3rd party developer pool access to people's business transactions is just plain stupid. I thought that PayPal was as insecure as possible. It turns out we've only scratched the surface. Now they're inviting identity thieves to build automated skimmers on PayPal's own infrastructure.
Re:Hmmm ... (Score:4, Interesting)
considering how Google Checkout employees apparently weren't told that they were in charge of Google Android Aps developers, and basically stall as much as possible if you have any trouble getting the money you made from Android apps, Paypal shouldn't really have any trouble providing a better service. (yes, I can actually back that assessment up. I'm still trying to get ANY of the money I allegedly made by selling Android Apps from Google)