I agree that this is silly and plain unacceptable.
With that said, there is usually something stupid behind something like this. I would doubt it has any thing to do with M$ intentionally not paying them. It is probably something to do with a systems glitch or even the almighty human error.
Too bad something this stupid can ruin the currently magical glow around M$ business practices as of late.
It is near the end of the end....







