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Microsoft Points, introduced in November 2005 as Xbox Live Points, [1] were a digital currency issued by Microsoft for use on its Xbox and Zune product lines. Points could be used to purchase video games and downloadable content from Xbox Live Marketplace, digital content such as music and videos on Zune Marketplace, along with content from Windows Live Gallery.
Initially, microtransactions in games took the form of exchanging real-life money for the virtual currency used in the game that the user was playing. The arcade game Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (1990) was infamous for its use of microtransactions to purchase items in the game.
Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system built around user-generated content and games, [1] [2] officially referred to as "experiences". [3] Games can be created by any user through the platforms game engine, Roblox Studio, [4] and then shared to and played by other players. [1]
In May 2023, Roblox agreed to settle the suit for $10 million, in the form of a Robux refund to any users who bought an item before May 11, 2023. [50] [51] [52] In June 2021, the National Music Publishers' Association filed a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation for $200 million, accusing the company of infringing copyright laws. The complaint ...
Some pets can only be purchased with Roblox ' s virtual currency, Robux. [8] Pets are grouped into five classes based on rarity and cost: common, uncommon, rare, ultra-rare, and legendary. [9] Once hatched, pets grow from their starting status as newborns, growing up into juniors, pre-teens, teens, post-teens, and eventually becoming full-grown.
Fixed exchange rate against the US dollar: Exchange rate: US$1:HK$5.650 (June 1972 – February 1973) US$1:HK$5.085 (February 1973 – November 1974) November 1974 – October 1983 Free floating: Exchange rates on selected days: US$1:HK$4.965 (25 November 1974) US$1:HK$9.600 (24 September 1983) 1983 – present Linked exchange rate system
Saudi Arabia did not follow the devaluation of the USD against gold, causing the exchange rate with respect to the USD to become 4.14475 riyals in December 1971 and 3.73027 riyals in February 1973. Following the 1970s energy crisis , the riyal was revalued to 3.55001 riyals per US dollar in August 1973.
Studies by Hacettepe University estimated the VSL at about half a million purchasing power parity adjusted 2012 US dollars, [34] the value of a healthier and longer life (VHLL) for Turkey at about 42,000 lira (about $27,600 in PPP-adjusted 2012 USD), and the value of a life year (VOLY) as about 10,300 TL (about $6,800 in PPP-adjusted 2012 USD ...