Ok... lets see some estimates: how many total "micropayments" need to be made before the cost of implementing support for them is covered?
The total might be less than zero, if the value gained exceeds the cost.
If it means scrapping the referral program then i think the cost goes through the roof and possibly no conceivable amount of micro transactions would cover the cost.
What is the value gained by supporting?
What do we lose by not supporting?
There are certainly applications for micro-transactions. If we don't have them, we can't support those applications.
That's a loss.
I suppose someone who expects to receive more than 625 micro-transactions, as a lifetime member, would (after the 625th tx) at least be on par with Bitcoin @ $0.04 per tx. I think this may be a significant barrier though.
is $0.10 even considered 'micro'? How does bitcoin support sub 4 cent transactions? no fee and pray?
Maybe micro services just need to be centralized offchain, or use some other blockchain that's cheaper. or a cheap/slow/efficient bitshares sidechain w/ smart contracts to pool and release over thresholds. BitShares-Micro. IDK