Microsoft offers cash back search

Posted by techiem2 on May 21, 2008 5:05 PM EDT
BBC News; By Maggie Shiels
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Microsoft is offering "cold hard cash" to persuade users to shop online using its Live Search engine and help the company catch up to rival Google. The savings range between 2% to 30% on products sold by select retailers through its so called cashback service. Microsoft's new site is seen as an attempt to convince advertisers it can combat Google's increasing share of the online ad market. "2008 is the year that search got competitive," said Bill Gates.

[Not specifically Linux related, but interesting nonetheless - techiem2]

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That pretty much applies to all Microsoft products. tracyanne 24 2,653 May 26, 2008 7:05 PM

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