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Also, companies that "accept bitcoins" do in fact accept bitcoin. They might not hold the bitcoins, and convert them to fiat, but they do accept them.
No. They accept USD. Their payment processor accepts BTC. They do not. They do not exchange it into USD Their payment processor does. They do not. They never touch BTC . Not at all. How many times & in how many different phrasings must it be said to be understood? Why are such simple things so difficult for some here to grasp?
@Sitarow: You're being retarded. Stop being retarded, Sitarow.