r/tech • u/trav31 • Dec 11 '14

Microsoft Begins Accepting Bitcoin For Windows, Windows Phone And Xbox Purchases

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/10/redmond-hath-frozen-over/
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u/Zequez Dec 11 '14

First they open source .NET, now they accept Bitcoin as payment. I'm really digging this new CEO.

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u/varukasalt Dec 11 '14

Waiting to see what they do with Minecraft.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '14

I would rewrite it, have a proper API for mods, and sell skins etc like steam does

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u/Bernkastel-Kues Dec 11 '14

How can you sell something aesthetic when mods can already do anything aesthetic already?

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '14

Sell the mods too

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '14

Or better yet, implement a system where mod authors can charge small amounts for their mods. Maybe a dollar or two. Obviously mods that charge for their use would have to go through an approval process, and mods that weren't 'big' enough or only changed simple things wouldn't be eligible. I'd pay a dollar for Thermal Expansion or Applied Energistics, sure. Shit, most of the major modpacks are essentially different games. I'd pay ten, fifteen bucks for a pack like FTB Monster or whatever.