VeeshanVault

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/28256.html

Sometimes Microsoft is so stupid. Ok, most of the time.

Why would they want to bill in local currency? Why not just let the credit card companies handle all the exchanges? Why would any respectable organization turn away customers as a built-in feature?

I'm a fan of Microsoft, but I never defend stupidity. I bet they spent a shitload of money on this billing system that is of less use than a paypal account.

time for pie.

well i'm glowing like the edge of a knife

c'mon hold on tight

tho it's cold and lonely in the deep dark light


i can see paradise by the dashboard light.

They wanted to bill in local currency because currency exchanges cost money and nibbles away at their profit. Billing locally minimises that problem, since the exchange costs on a bulk transfer are a much smaller percentage than doing a heap of small exchanges. It made business sense to the accountants, and wasnt reviewed by someone with gaming-world savy.
*Hugs*
Varia

The simple solution would be for them to ship out gamecards or at least offer them from a store like EB.

AC2 doens't need billing problems to suck. It can acomplish that and then some all on it's own.