Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged::Microsoft appears to be nickel-and-diming users and fans of its Microsoft Rewards program, which gives “frequent-flyer” points that can be traded in for gift cards.

  • @RagingInside
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    1021 year ago

    This is why we can’t have nice things.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      No, this is why systems that aren’t rigorously designed to preclude exploitation like this simply shouldn’t be released. If flaws like this exist in the system, they will be exploited. It’s not on the users if they exploited a flaw, even if you say “please don’t exploit the flaw”.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 year ago

        There’s a continuum between this kind of thing and, say, ransomware attacks. I’m not sure where the line should be drawn.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Idk man I get free game pass every month and people much more patient than me have been able to get entire free consoles. I’d call that pretty nice