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Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged (www.pcworld.com)
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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.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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”.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

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