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Reasonable on 31 August 2010

Clearly they're trying to stop investment buying.  It is a pain for the regular customer, though.



Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...

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CatFangs806 on 31 August 2010

I was just thinking about stocking up on cards before this change took place. Looks like it will be more difficult than I thought.



Mr.Metralha on 31 August 2010

Oh no they didn't!



disolitude on 31 August 2010
thranx said:


I wouldn't say desperate for the money. More lIke they are stopping resellers from making a profit by piling up on cheaper cards to resell at a higher price when the subs go up. Seems like a smart decision if they are going to raise prices.

More people need to read the comment above...thats exactly what they are doing.



KYxStud15 on 31 August 2010
thranx said:
Severance said:

 does this mean that the cards i already own will be useless after the change of price? i hope not, because i have two to use after my time expires.


No, I think they are doing this so people will not stock pile on cards before the hike. Unless your cards have some sort of use by date you should be fine.

You can buy 1 year cards from some retailers for $40, Microsoft said that they will let people renew and stock up on 1 year cards for a limited time until Price raise hits.

Microsoft is only doing this due to the new SEXY controller that is coming out, Apps, Windows  phone 7, and hopefully some new suprises.



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toMsons7551 on 31 August 2010

It's all about so people don't buy cheaper cards, don't get it twisted.


One thing you SHOULD HAVE learned as of recent is that Microsoft is very greedy. Thinking something else is quite idiotic. We've seen their profits from Live, and we know they can make Live cheaper if they wanted to. It could be a $25 service and they will still be in easy profit territory. But no, they raised prices cause of a awful excuse, "inflation".



yo_john117 on 31 August 2010
toMsons7551 said:

It's all about so people don't buy cheaper cards, don't get it twisted.


One thing you SHOULD HAVE learned as of recent is that Microsoft is very greedy. Thinking something else is quite idiotic. We've seen their profits from Live, and we know they can make Live cheaper if they wanted to. It could be a $25 service and they will still be in easy profit territory. But no, they raised prices cause of a awful excuse, "inflation".

Every company is greedy....get over it.