Google & eBay - no longer friends

eBay have stopped using Google Adwords, and about time - mostly the ads are irrelevant and a waste of space. And eBay forbids the use of Google Checkout - which makes sense seeing as they bought PayPal because of the great synergy. So what does Google do to try and piss eBay off?

Google has even sought to pressure eBay into offering consumers Google Checkout as an alternate payment method by reaching out to disgruntled eBay merchants and hosting a "protest party" in Boston. The event coincides with today's eBay Live, eBay's annual conference where merchants can network and learn more about business-building products and services.

Durzy acknowledged eBay's annoyance with Google's decision to hold the protest party, saying "we are disappointed that Google has chosen this time to detract from our annual event ... it's not the kind of activity one partner normally does with another."