Andre Yoskowitz
8 Oct 2012 12:51
Microsoft has begun moving away from the controversial Microsoft Points payment system, moving instead to good old cash.
For services like XBL and also in Windows 8 betas, customers have been forced to pay in Points, which almost always left scraps of points left that are unusable because they are so low or oddly numbered.
One dollar of real money has equated to about 80 Microsoft Points, and users could not use a credit card to pay, instead having to buy Points first.
The new changes are for Windows 8 and the way customers purchase or rent videos and music, and will allow credit cards and other cash payment types. You can still use Points if you have them, however.