Talk:Microsoft Points

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Are there any public sources that have reported how many Microsoft Points have been sold? It would be an interesting addition to the article. 75.7.33.199 10:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

• It would be very interesting, but I don't think Microsoft gives a lot of specifics regarding the Marketplace or Points. Tophtucker 03:45, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 "Properties" (...?) 2 Original Live 3 Vegas Chips... 4 Faulty Cards 5 Interest-Free Loan

[edit] "Properties" (...?)

"The customer does not earn interest on unspent Points, and cannot convert these Points to another currency."

This line caught my eye. Why would the customer earn interest? It seems like a kind of random addition. I mean, the points don't change colors or sing and dance either, but no one bothers to mention it because it's just kind of assumed that they don't.

Also, I'm going to go ahead and rename this section "Controversy" because "Properties" is kind of vague and doesn't give a good indication of what the section is about. Tophtucker 03:44, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

The money that customers spend on surplus unwanted points otherwise would be earning interest for them. And presumably Microsoft does earn interest on this money. So I thought it was worth a mention.

Anyway, the whole section was deleted by someone whose user-page says they're a sockpuppet, so I'm putting it back. But yeah, "Properties" was a crap heading for the section. Klassobanieras 21:44, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original Live

Should mention that the original Xbox Live Arcade used money rather than points. Also, Nintendo has adopted the Points system for the Wii as well.

[edit] Vegas Chips...

Under Controversies, it might be worth comparing the points to the chips in Vegas. Casinos prefer you to have the brightly colored chips in your hand to remove (or at least reduce) your association of playing the games with money. Having amounts with the Microsoft's points symbol instead of regional currency symbols can have the same effect. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.26.237.194 (talk) 17:54, 18 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Faulty Cards

I frequently use the points cards and found they are extremely robust. Source this claim or remove.

[edit] Interest-Free Loan

This seems to have some bias attached to it. The same could be said about the purchase of gift cards. This statement could lead one to believe that this is unique to Microsoft when in reality, almost all major retail outlets do this same kind of thing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.55.149.108 (talk) 20:52, 16 February 2007 (UTC).