Well well well….
Google today suddenly cancelled its “Let Freedom ring” party I wrote about, the counter event to eBay’s conference right now in Boston:
eBay Live attendees have plenty of activities to keep them busy this week in Boston, and we did not want to detract from that activity. After speaking with officials at eBay, we at Google agreed that it was better for us not to feature this event during the eBay Live conference. Google is constantly reaching out to new users and sellers, and we are available to privately discuss any matters of concern with individuals as they relate to Google products. Interested parties may contact us at checkout-reply@google.com.
Link: http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/2007/06/update-to-our-event-on-614.html
And this page where you could register for the party also changed:
Thank you for your interest in attending. This event will no longer take place as originally planned. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Maybe there was some small pressure from eBay? Maybe after all it’s not such a good idea to mess with eBay which is also one of your biggest customers?
Now who’s your daddy? 
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