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Bing Cashback Can Cost You Money

Posted by timothy on from the wotta-boggin dept.

paltemalte writes "Microsoft and various retailers have teamed up to bring you cashback on purchases made via Bing's price comparison feature. There is a little snag, though — it seems that when you have a Bing cookie living in your browser, some retailers will quote you a higher price than if you come with no Bing cookie in your system."

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  1. Re:No surprise ... price variations based on cooki by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No surprise ... price variations based on cookies ... is old news.

    A new patent... Anyone? Anyone? Amazon? Microsoft? Bueller?

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  2. I think I speak for us all when I say... by bennomatic · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...F Microsoft.

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