Would using rpxnow.com hurt the chances of Google buying your app?
LiveTheDream: No, that would not hurt the chances. Google would be interested in the unique technology behind the company, not how you authenticate users. Oauth is not the selling point of your app.As far as planning, you could use Python and protocol buffers instead of ruby and thrift, but the deciding factor is still going to be the underlying technology, not a clever marketing strategy.