Microsoft has denied information about the termination of the reception of bitcoins

According to the information resource The Verge, Microsoft has denied previously received information about the termination of accepting payment for cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Information about this appeared on the website of the corporation in error and was soon removed.

As reported by Microsoft:

We continue accepting bitcoins in order to replenish the account in the Microsoft Account system for subsequent purchases in Windows and Xbox stores. We apologize for incorrect information that was accidentally posted on the Microsoft website. At the moment, the information is already corrected.

The page from the FAQ, where it was mentioned about stopping the acceptance of cryptocurrency, has already been removed from the site. How such an error could have occurred remains incomprehensible. This event had no effect on the rate of bitcoins against real currencies .
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Microsoft started accepting Bitcoins for payment in December 2014. Direct purchases are not made - you first need to replenish your Microsoft account. Then these tools can be used when shopping in Windows stores, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox Music and Xbox Video. To service payments, BitPay is used, which has proven to work with PayPal and Newegg. On the page with instructions for payment it is noted that payment using Bitcoin cannot be returned - this is one of the characteristic features of cryptocurrency. At one time you can replenish your account using Bitcoin for an amount not exceeding $ 100.