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Old 05-15-2013, 05:12 AM  
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Originally Posted by dyna mo View Post
sure seems like a very 1/2 assed effort to knock out a billion dollar gig.

serving dwolla for transacting with gox? pfft.

btc will ultimately not succeed, but crypto currency will

kill btc, ltc is next, feather coins, hell amazon just launched their coins yesterday.
Amazon's virtual currency looks kinda lame. And like the article below pointed out, similar ventures in the past, Microsoft Points and Facebook Credits failed. Amazon is only offering bulk purchases/discounts of Amazon Coins. The currency can't be mined. And right now it can only be used to purchase Kindle Fire apps, games and app add-ons.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/13/43...-fire-500-free

And the customer reviews of Amazon Coins are pretty harsh:

http://amzn.to/19soioi

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