After receiving tremendous flak and outrage from a lot of people for what it has revealed for the Xbox One at the E3, Microsoft is now getting a petition over at Change.org for those touted to be Xbox One loyalists who want the company to bring back all the strict policies and strings attached seen in the "original" Xbox One.

To date, 14,077 gamers have already signed their names for the petition with one battle cry: Give us back the Xbox One we were promised at E3.

"This was to be the future of entertainment. A new wave off gaming where you could buy games digitally, then trade, share or sell those digital licenses. Essentially it was Steam for Xbox. But consumers were uninformed, and railed against it, and it was taken away because Sony took advantage of customers' uncertainty.

This petition may be too late in the game already. In the first place, with this much support for the Xbox One, why weren't there any vocal support amid the disgruntled tone of the masses?

To blame Sony's hand at Microsoft's change of heart is just a quarter of the decision--if indeed Microsoft had been sure of its path in changing entertainment and gaming as a whole, then sticking to this ideal should not have been hard.

Of course, it may also be that none of the gamers were expecting Microsoft to do the Xbox 180 policy reversal, which is why the late reaction to the policy was just as delayed.

The question now is this: would Microsoft, with all the sudden support, make another change of heart? If so, this decision would be a big mistake, if only for the fact that the company's motive will be evident--loss of support means loss of sales, and that's something that's more important to be dealt with than any aim towards a digital future.

Microsoft restructuring hints at phones?

With Don Mattrick going over to Zynga and Julie Larson-Green taking over the Xbox division, Microsoft seems to be looking at a load of changes.

But that's not all there is to look forward to, because for consumers, Microsoft may also be making headway into phones.

Phone Arena reports that chief executive Steve Ballmer has given a statement regarding the new direction that Microsoft will be pursuing, putting a family of devices as the main image of just what Microsoft may be rolling out in the coming months.

"Our family will include phones, tablets, PCs, 2-in-1s, TV-attached devices and other devices to be imagined and developed. No other company has such strength across so many categories today, and yet this strength is essential to being relevant and personal throughout people's lives.

This may be the biggest hint about how Microsoft plans to envelope its users in a strings of its own devices--from the OS in laptops and PCs, to TV to the Xbox One's all-in entertainment, and finally, in mobility devices, with tablets and phones, arming users even outside their homes with Microsoft devices.

Say goodbye to MS points starting August 1

Previously announced along with the reveal of the Xbox One is the replacement of the MS points with real currency as part of Microsoft's revamping of Xbox Live.

And starting August 1, members of the program have already been warned that they will no longer receive MS points as rewards.

"You'll continue to get rewarded for doing the things you love on Xbox Live--just not with Microsoft Points. So come back to rewards.xbox.com on September 1, 2013 for the full scoop," said the official email sent to Rewards Members as quoted by VG 24/7.

The report also mentions that the beta testing for the real currency transaction for the new Xbox Live is currently experiencing problems, as the prices of items have seen an increase after conversion, though Microsoft is quick to point out that this is an error, and not one that will be implemented in the long run.

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