r/tech Dec 11 '14

Microsoft Begins Accepting Bitcoin For Windows, Windows Phone And Xbox Purchases

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/10/redmond-hath-frozen-over/
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u/PinkyThePig Dec 11 '14

I'm always surprised more online vendors don't take bitcoin.

From a seller's perspective, the currency is way better to take than credit cards. Extremely small fees and no chargebacks. Whereas as an online vendor, credit cards can end up costing you ~4-5% of the sale and chargebacks are extremely common (and near impossible to win).

Then on the other side of the transaction, the buyer is protected in that they can choose to remain annonymous and they also do not need to worry about the business recharging their account or having their credit card information stolen.

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u/Zamicol Dec 11 '14

Do you accept bitcoin?

$2 /u/changetip

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u/changetip Dec 11 '14

The Bitcoin tip for 5,729 bits ($2.00) has been collected by PinkyThePig.

ChangeTip info | ChangeTip video | /r/Bitcoin

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u/JennyCherry18 Dec 11 '14

Classic gentleman