Bitcoin killer ?
No. It's just a software that uses something similar to the blockchain/ledger.
It it's centralized IBM or Microsoft could stop supporting it if it became uneconomical. They will only keep up development if they are making money from it. If it's like vista then I don't trust it. Just because it's from microsoft doesn't mean it's any good, I'd rather trust in Bitcoin.
Well, yes, but there's a lot of possibilities from something like this. Plus, once people see how great this idea is, they'll be drawn to use it, and maybe even check out bitcoin.
Yeah I don't think this is really interesting for us bitcoiners...I don't think it will ever become a viable payment system for everyday life though.
It's pretty interesting to me as a intermediate bitcoin-er, because it's a project by a couple huge companies that use something from bitcoin.
Also, it's not just a payment system to be used.