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Microsoft To Pay People To Search

Posted by samzenpus on from the have-some-of-our-extra-money dept.

kolicha writes "After the failed Yahoo bid, Microsoft is going to try a new approach to gain market share on their rivals Google. Sponsored links will be pay per purchase rather than pay per click, and search users will be offered 'cash back' on their purchases."

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  1. I want to be paid for posting this by Freshly+Exhumed · · Score: 5, Funny

    How can I get Microsoft to give me cash back to not say bad things about them in online forums?

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    1. Re:I want to be paid for posting this by AuMatar · · Score: 5, Funny

      Marketing in general has standards


      An industry who's sole purpose is to trick people into buying things they don't need or want has standards? You're funny.
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  2. Great by panaceaa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now there's actually an incentive for Live search to return worthless results! 'Cause if they found anything worthwhile, it costs Microsoft money. Genius!

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  3. It's worked so well in the past by randmcnatt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe iwon.com and search.msn.com can battle it out for 2,174th place.

  4. Re:Nope, sorry. by jcr · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only way to do that is to make the better search engine.

    That is apparently not among their options. Remember who we're talking about here.

    -jcr

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  5. Re:Following a trend by NMerriam · · Score: 5, Funny

    So that's how MS competes with free


    Yeah, a few years ago this was only a joke.

    "Open Source software doesn't cost anything -- how can you beat that price?"
    "Well, we could pay people to use it."
    "But then how do you make any money?"
    "We make it up in volume!"
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  6. Re:why not make a good product and sell it? by LordLucless · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stick with what you're good at.

    There's not much money in chair-throwing these days.

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  7. Firefox plugin on the way... by whereiswaldo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder, how long till someone writes a Firefox plugin that alters Google search results to make clicks appear as if they are from Microsoft's search - that way users can use the better search engine and still cash in.

  8. Re:DO IT! DO IT! Do It 'til You're SATISFIED... by junner518 · · Score: 5, Funny

    don't worry, there are people throwing stuff at ballmer too... he got egged