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You Can Now Buy Windows Apps, Music and Other Digital Content with Bitcoins
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Updated onJune 7, 2018
updated onJune 7, 2018
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If you’re intodigital currencies,Bitcointhat is, we have a good piece of news for you. You can use thisdigital currencysystem to pay for content fromMicrosoft’s stores. However, there’s a condition to that – you have to live in the US.Bitcoin andMicrosofthave recently signed a deal allowing users to buy apps, music and other digital content from Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox Games/Music/ Video stores and use thecryptocurrencyto pay for it. As stated before, the service is limited to the United States, and the amount of money you can add at a time is $100. Also, you cannot exchange more than $1,000 per day to yourMicrosoftaccount. If you have additionalMicrosoftaccounts registered in your name, the maximum exchange amount is limited to $5,000.
AlthoughMicrosofthas integratedbitcoinas a payment method, the company has limited its usage – you can only buy digital content, not services, products (for example,mobile phones) or gift cards.
Also, before turning real money intodigital currency, bear in mind that money cannot be refunded. Don’t forget to review you transaction and double check the items selected before paying with you digital wallet.
Here’s how you canadd money to your Microsoft account with Bitcoin:
By taking this step,Microsofthas joined other tech giants such as Dell and PayPal.
“For us, this is about giving people options and helping them do more on their devices and in the cloud. The use ofdigital currenciessuch asbitcoin, while not yet mainstream, is growing beyond the early enthusiasts. We expect this growth to continue and allowing people to usebitcointo purchase our products and services now allows us to be at the front edge of that trend.” saysEric Lockard, vice president of UniversalStoreatMicrosoft.
In other words, his statement reveals that work is in progress to allowMicrosoftclients to soon buy products and services, not just digital content, usingbitcoin.
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Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
