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Topic: Microsoft surrendered to Bitcoin (Read 1296 times)

legendary
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December 14, 2014, 12:54:46 PM
#16
This is massive news. A lot of my clueless friends started caring about Bitcoin when they saw they can now buy Xbox games through it.
sr. member
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December 14, 2014, 04:58:47 AM
#15
But the new haven't pushed the price up,and they just accept Bitcoin as a payment option for some products and service ,not all the Microsoft accept bitcoin.
newbie
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December 14, 2014, 02:52:33 AM
#14
surely they are not endorsing FOSS on MY windows box??
hero member
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Litecoin Association Director
December 14, 2014, 02:05:22 AM
#13
I hate to be negative Nancy here, but unless MS and other large companies start to hold and/or pay employees in cryptos all this is will be free publicity for day traders to sucker more people in to make a buck. Cryptos needs more user adoption at this point, not company adoption.

Overstock has become to role model for this, saving 10% of all Bitcoins they receive in payments (and even reinvesting them into the crypto world). We NEED more companies/CEO's like this.
sr. member
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December 13, 2014, 11:33:36 PM
#12
I like that. Although they do not always support Bitcoin, which is a good start.
Q7
sr. member
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December 13, 2014, 10:25:44 PM
#11
Surrender?Huh It's more like "testing the water" approach to them. It's the other way round. Don't forget they can decide to back out anytime if let's say they think that the integration part won't work out in their business paln or somehow they come to the conclusion that adoption to their system is not feasible. Fingers crossed that they won't come to that.
hero member
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December 13, 2014, 05:34:48 PM
#10
Microsoft surrendered to Bitcoin as the trend for decentralized currency and decentralized exchange continues on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K7xTDxhglo


PS: The Trend is your Friend.

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Ebay CEO finally surrender to Bitcoin.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ebay-ceo-finally-surrender-to-bitcoin-641279

I am not sure if they so much surrendered to it. I would say it would be more accurately be described as them embracing it.

There was an article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday that discussed how the people who use their gaming systems and the people that use bitcoin often overlap and this had something to do with them starting to accept bitcoin via bitpay
hero member
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December 13, 2014, 05:15:48 PM
#9
Not surrendered they "accepted it".
legendary
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Twitter @realmicroguy
December 13, 2014, 04:33:12 PM
#8
It also provides selling pressure, means price is going down.

The Microsoft hype might offset the downward selling pressure for a time.

Bitcoin's only chance of long-term success is if it can make inroads into the wage payment layer of the economic machine.

Oh. of course don't get me wrong. Long term this is absolutely bullish!
I think the opposite is true short term though.

Unless people buy back their bitcoins right after they spend them.

I think not enough focus is on getting bitcoin into employee compensation/wages.

There is no reason for consumers to buy bitcoin to then purchase items, when they can buy the same items without the additional step.
legendary
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Delusional crypto obsessionist
December 13, 2014, 04:30:31 PM
#7
It also provides selling pressure, means price is going down.

The Microsoft hype might offset the downward selling pressure for a time.

Bitcoin's only chance of long-term success is if it can make inroads into the wage payment layer of the economic machine.

Oh. of course don't get me wrong. Long term this is absolutely bullish!
I think the opposite is true short term though.

Unless people buy back their bitcoins right after they spend them.
legendary
Activity: 2506
Merit: 1030
Twitter @realmicroguy
December 13, 2014, 04:28:50 PM
#6
It also provides selling pressure, means price is going down.

The Microsoft hype might offset the downward selling pressure for a time.

Bitcoin's only chance of long-term success is if it can make inroads into the wage payment layer of the economic machine.
legendary
Activity: 1022
Merit: 1008
Delusional crypto obsessionist
December 13, 2014, 04:26:16 PM
#5
Microsoft surrendered to Bitcoin as the trend for decentralized currency and decentralized exchange continues on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K7xTDxhglo


PS: The Trend is your Friend.

Uhm, this is quit old news already. There are also a few other threads about it.
But, to have a discussion:



First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Mahatma Gandhi


Since they use bitpay, they are still in the ignoring phase  Wink
It also provides selling pressure, means price is going down.

yes, but for every selling pressure there is also a buying pressure. Which would potentially make price go up. Evens out.

You mean for every seller there must be a buyer, that's true.
But when there are more sellers than buyers, then the price usually goes down.
Offering items through bitpay means people buy stuff from you but the merchant get's (mainly) dollars.

hero member
Activity: 910
Merit: 1000
December 13, 2014, 04:20:57 PM
#4
Microsoft surrendered to Bitcoin as the trend for decentralized currency and decentralized exchange continues on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K7xTDxhglo


PS: The Trend is your Friend.

Uhm, this is quit old news already. There are also a few other threads about it.
But, to have a discussion:



First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Mahatma Gandhi


Since they use bitpay, they are still in the ignoring phase  Wink
It also provides selling pressure, means price is going down.

yes, but for every selling pressure there is also a buying pressure. Which would potentially make price go up. Evens out.
legendary
Activity: 1022
Merit: 1008
Delusional crypto obsessionist
December 13, 2014, 04:17:42 PM
#3
Microsoft surrendered to Bitcoin as the trend for decentralized currency and decentralized exchange continues on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K7xTDxhglo


PS: The Trend is your Friend.

Uhm, this is quit old news already. There are also a few other threads about it.
But, to have a discussion:



First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Mahatma Gandhi


Since they use bitpay, they are still in the ignoring phase  Wink
It also provides selling pressure, means price is going down.
legendary
Activity: 2506
Merit: 1030
Twitter @realmicroguy
December 13, 2014, 04:17:34 PM
#2
Microsoft surrendered to Bitcoin as the trend for decentralized currency and decentralized exchange continues on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K7xTDxhglo


PS: The Trend is your Friend.

Once the establishment was 100% assured it could get its paws inside the Bitcoin machine, it relented.
sr. member
Activity: 476
Merit: 250
December 13, 2014, 04:11:37 PM
#1
Microsoft surrendered to Bitcoin as the trend for decentralized currency and decentralized exchange continues on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K7xTDxhglo


PS: The Trend is your Friend.

--------------
related article:
Ebay CEO finally surrender to Bitcoin.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ebay-ceo-finally-surrender-to-bitcoin-641279
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