Microsoft now accepts Bitcoin as a payment option to buy apps, games, and other digital content from Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox Music, or Xbox Video stores.
"For us, this is about giving people options and helping them do more on their devices and in the cloud," said Eric Lockard, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Universal Store. "The use of digital currencies such as Bitcoin, while not yet mainstream, is growing beyond the early enthusiasts. We expect this growth to continue and allowing people to use Bitcoin to purchase our products and services now allows us to be at the front edge of that trend."
At the moment, there is no way to buy Microsoft products directly using Bitcoin. Instead, users have to use Bitcoin to purchase Microsoft points which can be used to purchase said products. Be warned though that money added to your Microsoft account using Bitcoin cannot be refunded.
Support for adding money to a Microsoft account with Bitcoin is currently limited to the United States.
