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February 05, 2013, 05:48:35 PM
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Amazon Launches ‘Amazon Coins’ In Its First Move Into Virtual Currency, Targets Apps And Games On Kindle Fire

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Amazon has just announced a new virtual currency for Kindle Fire owners to use on in-app purchases, app purchases, etc. in the Amazon Appstore.

The service will launch in May, at which point Amazon will be giving away tens of millions of dollars worth of Amazon coins to customers. Users then have the choice of paying for apps or in-app purchases with their credit cards or with Amazon coins.

Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/05/amazon-to-launch-virtual-currency-amazon-coins-in-its-appstore-in-may/


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February 05, 2013, 05:49:43 PM
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At least two other threads already about this.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=141316.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=141308.0
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February 05, 2013, 05:50:03 PM
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How many pre-mined coins?  Grin
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February 05, 2013, 05:51:29 PM
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Quote from: wtfvanity on February 05, 2013, 05:49:43 PM
At least two other threads already about this.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=141316.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=141308.0

Woops, I was blind (again).

In this case, just let this thread die.
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February 05, 2013, 05:52:31 PM
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Let's complain.  Grin Tonight I will ask them when they will start taking BTC. I will mention that Amazon coins are not interesting to me, but any retailer that takes bitcoin will be preferred by me.
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February 05, 2013, 06:30:32 PM
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Pfft no one's going to be interested in buying this sort of thing, it's a scheme that pay to win games use often, only people with way more money than sense will ever buy into it and ultimately it will shut down or just be dead in the next couple of years.
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February 05, 2013, 06:31:23 PM
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Quote from: wtfvanity on February 05, 2013, 05:49:43 PM
At least two other threads already about this.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=141316.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=141308.0

Somehow, I missed them two, but I'll comment on this one.

Actually, this is pretty good news. It'll acclimate people away from using fiat currency to a virtual one, then they would only need to be made aware of which one in the best choice--Bitcoin.
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February 05, 2013, 08:35:36 PM
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Let the governments get used to virtual coins idea...
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