Microsoft will continue to support bitcoin

[Hirose UK]

It is a really good thing that a company as Microsoft is supporting Bitcoin. It will make Bitcoin only more popular.
Microsoft is the biggest computer software company so if people see that they support Bitcoin people will see that and trust Bitcoin.

Yeah, imagine how bitcoin will be famous because of participation of microsoft.
That should be great. now the question is how long will microsoft accept bitcoin as payment?
or it's just part of microsoft strategy to get more famous?

[DimensionZ]

Actually Apple are trying to control everything in their operating system a lot more than Windows and you have to provide a lot of personal information to even have access to the Apple store and download free apps. I would trust Microsoft implementing Bitcoin into their infrastructure more than Apple because Apple are famous for selling overpriced products for exorbitant amounts of money  How can you be sure they won't try to monetize Bitcoin too in a way to rip off their customers?

[Zuminest]

no, big companies won't really support bitcoin... businesses like microsoft, dell or expedia say that they accept bitcoin as a payment.. today there are a number of billion dollar businesses that accept bitcoin only as a payment...

[jethrorn99]

Actually Apple are trying to control everything in their operating system a lot more than Windows and you have to provide a lot of personal information to even have access to the Apple store and download free apps. I would trust Microsoft implementing Bitcoin into their infrastructure more than Apple because Apple are famous for selling overpriced products for exorbitant amounts of money  How can you be sure they won't try to monetize Bitcoin too in a way to rip off their customers?

Windows is the same, by using Win 10, you actively giving microsoft your data. There's an article in the internet.

Even tho Windows isn't forcing you to use a store, Microsoft isn't any better than Apple.

[Kakmakr]

Microsoft has a reputation of throwing their weight around and can adopt whatever currency they deem suitable for their environment. They have been toying around with Etherium lately, and might just be making waves to see how the users will react, when they start supporting another currency. Oversight or not, it is still unprofessional to drop the ball like that, when you are one of the market leaders in the IT field. As you can see, I am not a big fan of Microsoft and the way they push smaller technology and companies around, so I probably a bit biased. ^hmmmmm^

[Ardenyham]

A big mistake from microsoft imo, Information like this shouldn't be mentioned in mistake and I recall how many of those dump followers tried to use the false info microsoft dropped bitcoin "not that I think it would matter anyway".

[Akupuniard]

Is this bad? Bitcoin supported by one of the most huge company in the world. It will be a good push for bitcoin to get much popular.

[WonderChild]

Since January this year, Microsoft has greatly been supporting ethereum. It is considered to be the "next" bitcoin. It seems like the price of it has greatly increased.

[alani123]

Since January this year, Microsoft has greatly been supporting ethereum. It is considered to be the "next" bitcoin. It seems like the price of it has greatly increased.

Microsoft's support for ethereum is nothing more than a deployable node on their cloud. Whilst bitcoin is accepted as a payment method in their store.

[knowhow]

Bitcoin this years is getting back the attencion first microsoft apologies because the wrong message left now Walt Disney making their own blockchain,which will be the next big company at advance to crypto technology or work with it?

[XXX-DR]

Microsoft is a great company. And they are smart, they see the potential in Bitcoin and embraces it instead of waiting on the fence like many others.

[ivanst776]

bitcoin is taking it's place very well. big company starting accept and support bitcoin. it is the big proof that bitcoin really have some value. Microsoft corporation realize that bitcoin is currency of future, most of  shopping, buying and selling on the web will be done through bitcoin. that's why they starting accepting bitcoin.
We Proud Of bitcoin, and bitcoin devolopers.

[ctlaltdefeat]

Microsoft has clarified that the company continues to support Bitcoin payments in its Windows and Xbox stores.Earlier the Windows faq page stated that the users can no longer redeem Bitcoin into their Microsoft accounts.

http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/14/microsoft-quietly-drops-bitcoin-support-from-the-windows-store/

honestly,i dont care about this,i dont care if microsoft support or accept bitcoin,because until now i'm still use microsoft operting system,and i dont get any benefit from that,even they accept bitcoin on thier store.

[Herbert2020]

I do not understand why someone wants to buy daily life stuff with Bitcoin. If you have the decision of buying something with Gold instead with fiat, what would you do? Same holds to Bitcoin. Therefore it does not really surprise me that there are few people who want to buy stuff with Bitcoin.

this way of thinking is what is keeping bitcoin from growing big and reach its full potential.
we are all talking about mass adoption and high prices 1K, 2K,... 10K USD but we are still thinking of bitcoin as an investment. if bitcoin turns into money (p2p cash) as it was intended to be then we are going to see the real rise otherwise the price is going to always swing and we lose money as we gain it.