Microsoft Still Accepts Bitcoin, Apologizes For 'Inaccurate Information'

An anonymous reader writes: In December 2014, Microsoft added Bitcoin as a payment option, courtesy of Bitcoin processor BitPay, for a variety of its gaming and mobile content. On Saturday, a simple message titled "Microsoft Store doesn't accept Bitcoin" was spotted on Microsoft's website, and naturally some interpreted that as meaning support for the digital currency had ended. We asked Microsoft for clarification, but the company only got back to us [Monday] — with an explanation that it was all a mistake.

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[gurps_npc]

Getting old is horrible. There is only thing worse. The alternative.

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[penguinoid]

Getting old is horrible. There is only thing worse. The alternative.

Also, your mind starts to go. You start to some words.

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[Darinbob]

Makes you smarter than average.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Nah, getting old is great. You start to realize what an idiot you used to be. Eventually you start to wonder how much of an idiot future you will think current you is.

Also, farting in public is more tolerated once you get old enough.

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[GLMDesigns]

If bitcoin is only being horded then where are all the transactions coming from?

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[parkinglot777]

If bitcoin is only being horded then where are all the transactions coming from?

Keep taking out of one of your wallets and put it back into another wallet of yours? :-P

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[GLMDesigns]

:-)

I did that a copy times in the beginning as an experiment. I doubt, really doubt, that newbie "does this sh1t actually work?" transactions are a meaningful percentage of the bitcoin market

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[gl4ss]

how big % of bitcoins have already been used for ransoms?

I mean, thats the only "must have" buy scenario that jacks up price/creates demand and then they need to shuffle it back to be sold

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[Darinbob]

Isn't that how people churn stocks to increase the value? Wait, does that mean Wall Street is a scam too?

Still boycotting M$ until they take dogecoin.

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

Still boycotting M$ until they take dogecoin. </sarcasm>

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[U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M]

And until they take Dogecoin at an exchange rate of 1:1 against Bitcoin, too!

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[Anonymous Coward]

Me, it was me. I am now rich, or at least no longer $53 million in debt.

Please pay for my new album.

Not a mistake

[ITRambo]

Someone at Microsoft took the time to put this together and post it. No one took it down immediately. So, I don't think it's a mistake other than a typical Microsoft "mistake" where they undo an action that they hoped would not receive blow back. There has been too many of these from MS lately. These guys need to bring in more quality control people.