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Topic: Microsoft stops accepting Bitcoin in Windows Store - page 3. (Read 2608 times)

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Wow, surprise. Theymos got a DMCA from them about a few weeks ago, too, to nuke the threads in Digital Goods selling stolen Microsoft keys. Perhaps part of a two-pronged attack on Bitcoin by lame establishment?
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Yes this is weird since it has been 4 months I am selling.

Admin gave me this
"I received a DCMA takedown notice for your "Microsoft Keys Shop" topic. Therefore, I removed it. Do not sell any Microsoft keys on this forum in the future."

But last time I check the Digital Goods still has a lot of sellers of MSDN Keys, eliminating the competition maybe considering I'm one of the most trusted seller

Why can't MS understand that if they don't let us use our BTC to buy their products legally, we'll just steal them & buy them illegally Angry
hero member
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I don't bite.
It isn't their fault, IMO. Because they just changed its focus from Bitcoin to Blockchain technology. I hope they will change their mind, but some sources said that Microsoft store will not accept Bitcoin anymore.
hero member
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I saw this coming anyways. Microsoft never really thought bitcoin as important, it just wanted to attract more customers. And accepting btc from only US was not a good idea from the start. And by doing this they also get some publicity now.
legendary
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There's no point accept bitcoin payment only from US citizens, many bitcoiner also live outside US and they want to use accept more than bitcoiner in US.
Also, they never advertise (Or i don't know) that they accept in Windows 10 Store and other location (if there are any). Honestly, i just know microsoft was accept bitcoin in Windows 10 store.

Microsoft, make as much money as possible with no effort Tongue
legendary
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Well since on the article mentioned "while not yet mainstream" the time they adopted this kind of payment, they didn't seem to done enough to make it work or rather drive more sales since base on some comments, it was open for US citizens only and we all know, they have plenty of other options aside from BTCitcoin but what they failed was, to make this feature open to the rest of the world. Their marketing strategies seems to have flaws in it.

You're definetly right.
Microsoft should have let it open for anyone to pay via Bitcoin and not limit it.
I still dont get why they just removed it. I mean come on. Just dont change it, wont make loss.
legendary
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Well since on the article mentioned "while not yet mainstream" the time they adopted this kind of payment, they didn't seem to done enough to make it work or rather drive more sales since base on some comments, it was open for US citizens only and we all know, they have plenty of other options aside from BTCitcoin but what they failed was, to make this feature open to the rest of the world. Their marketing strategies seems to have flaws in it.
sr. member
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Yes, that's true. All the real merchants are doing the same. It's FREE advertising . Smiley  

Stopping accepting Bitcoin is free advertising as well. But the obvious fact is not enought Bitcoin sales - but it is common problem with Bitcoin payments as most people just holding, otherwise no reason to stop accepting Bitcoin.
legendary
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It's kinda microsoft's fault actually
1. They only accepted Bitcoin Payment from US customers only, how are bitcoin payment gonna be mainstream if they decided to limit who can use it and who cannot use it
2.No advertising, how people (especially those who never heard of bitcoin) Gonna be aware of bitcoin usage in their store if they never put any advertising or some sort, look up at their youtube channel, there are a lot of ads for windows 10 and lumia, but none of this service

I feel like Microsoft just sort of adopt bitcoin just for fun and no serious intention for it Tongue

exactly. my thoughts are the same here. what's the point of only allowing customers from a certain part of the world while they could make more sales if they enabled the people to pay with bitcoin everywhere around the world. and beside that. everything from microsoft is freaking expensive. people can buy the same stuff elsewhere for much less. i am definitely not surprised.
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If I am not wrong, they were working with Bitpay on the payment. Most likely they have paid a lot of money but the return is too little- causing MS to stop accepting Bitcoin.

To me this is a sad news- many other businesses also stop accepting Bitcoin because of this. Hope this will soon reverse...

What does it cost to accept payment via bitpay?
legendary
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that's strange it seems that they are going to accpet etherum, but dropping bitcoin, when the first has no usage...

i think it is only momentarily
If that scenario will happen and Microsoft will really ditch Bitcoin in favor of Ethereum then there is clear that there are some coordinated movements behind the curtain aimed to destroy BTC.
Maybe Microsoft will buy ETH foundation, it sure seems that their developers wouldn't mind that.

Of course not. It's just business. Would you mind if Microsoft would come to you and say: "Hey, we are interested about your company and we would like to buy it. Make a price!" . I doubt that you will say NO when you see a lot millions on table. Smiley

You would give a shit on cryptoass and so on...money talks. Smiley
legendary
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They just wanted to get some more buyers with this trick, they never believed in Bitcoin.
Microsoft has a long history of not adopting the most obvious new and promising technology, so I'm not worried.


Yes, that's true. All the real merchants are doing the same. It's FREE advertising . Smiley  

Check that with the rest of the merchants and you will that none of them accept Bitcoin.
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hee-ho.
they probably got tired with all the inside fighting of the developers and decided drop it.
... or they got seduced by promoters of the promising ETH.

/sarcasms
legendary
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that's strange it seems that they are going to accpet etherum, but dropping bitcoin, when the first has no usage...

i think it is only momentarily
If that scenario will happen and Microsoft will really ditch Bitcoin in favor of Ethereum then there is clear that there are some coordinated movements behind the curtain aimed to destroy BTC.
Maybe Microsoft will buy ETH foundation, it sure seems that their developers wouldn't mind that.
legendary
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that's strange it seems that they are going to accpet etherum, but dropping bitcoin, when the first has no usage...

i think it is only momentarily
sr. member
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If I am not wrong, they were working with Bitpay on the payment. Most likely they have paid a lot of money but the return is too little- causing MS to stop accepting Bitcoin.

To me this is a sad news- many other businesses also stop accepting Bitcoin because of this. Hope this will soon reverse...
legendary
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They just wanted to get some more buyers with this trick, they never believed in Bitcoin.
Microsoft has a long history of not adopting the most obvious new and promising technology, so I'm not worried.


For example, no one would want to run apps on a phone that doesn't have a physical keyboard... boy did they miss that boat.

Oh yeah so true.
Almost forgot that. Cheesy
Anyway that is not a big deal imo.There are other things, more important ones, Bitcoin has to focus on now instead of speculating why a company which never seemed to have that much of interest dumped it.
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They just wanted to get some more buyers with this trick, they never believed in Bitcoin.
Microsoft has a long history of not adopting the most obvious new and promising technology, so I'm not worried.


For example, no one would want to run apps on a phone that doesn't have a physical keyboard... boy did they miss that boat.
hero member
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It's kinda microsoft's fault actually
1. They only accepted Bitcoin Payment from US customers only, how are bitcoin payment gonna be mainstream if they decided to limit who can use it and who cannot use it
2.No advertising, how people (especially those who never heard of bitcoin) Gonna be aware of bitcoin usage in their store if they never put any advertising or some sort, look up at their youtube channel, there are a lot of ads for windows 10 and lumia, but none of this service

I feel like Microsoft just sort of adopt bitcoin just for fun and no serious intention for it Tongue
legendary
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They just wanted to get some more buyers with this trick, they never believed in Bitcoin.
Microsoft has a long history of not adopting the most obvious new and promising technology, so I'm not worried.
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