Quote from: buwaytress on April 27, 2019, 07:10:38 PM

Quote from: leea-1334 on April 27, 2019, 06:05:24 PM

Why does everybody tell me Microsoft accepts Bitcoin when actually I can simply Not find a single microsoft store that shows me I can pay with Bitcoin? And no, buying a Microsoft product from a vendor that accepts Bitcoin is not the same thing at all!

Sometimes I honestly feel like half of the people who talk about buying stuff with BTC have never actually purchased anything with it,,, Or is it Microsoft restriction for my country that I cannot find a Bitcoin for Office product for example?

Trust me, I know how you feel. Not sure which country you're from, but probably like me, considered too risky by Microsoft to allow for Bitcoin access.

But let's set it straight about Microsoft. No, you can't actually pay for stuff you buy with Bitcoin.

While most Bitcoin merchants anyway use a 3rd party processor like BitPay, what Microsoft does allow is to let you top up your Microsoft wallet using Bitcoin. But it's kind of worthless, cause you can't use it to get even Office, it's just usable for games/movies/apps... Windows and Xbox. Microsoft online store? Your (wallet) money's no good.

So to summarise:
Bitcoin --> MS wallet --> Store

Change your mind? Ooops, no refund. Yup. You gotta spend it, no other way to use it. Can't withdraw, can't refund.

So why would anyone except gamers and movie people (like we use MS to get movies!) use Bitcoin on MS?

Thank you for the explanation. So it must be my country restriction I guess,,, I am from a small Asian country, we are actually quite technologically aware,,, and we have a lot of modern payments, almost cashless except if you buy stuff from a hawker stall. I actually have a small amount of cash in my pocket all the time but seldom use it. So we can pay most things online instantly but it starts to get a bit difficult once buying overseas and as of yet still limited crypto means for purchases here. This could change soon but I will not be one of those holding my breath.