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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @08:48PM 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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Re:DO IT! DO IT! Do It 'til You're SATISFIED... (Score:5, Funny)

by Uncle Focker ( 1277658 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @08:55PM (#23499500)

Yes. Steve Ballmer. He also throw a chair at me.

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I want to be paid for posting this (Score:5, Funny)

by Freshly Exhumed ( 105597 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @08:56PM (#23499502) Homepage

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

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Re:I want to be paid for posting this (Score:3, Funny)

by ejecta ( 1167015 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:03PM (#23499564)

I believe you need to send your C.V. to their Public Propa... Relations Department.

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Great (Score:5, Funny)

by panaceaa ( 205396 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:04PM (#23499576) Homepage Journal

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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How much MSFT cash will I get for... (Score:4, Funny)

by bobdotorg ( 598873 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:13PM (#23499632)

... buying Yahoo stock?

A linux distribution / service contract?

A copy of OSX on a shiny new MacBookAir?

A throwproof chair?

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Re:Things are different than this (Score:3, Funny)

by Dripdry ( 1062282 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:14PM (#23499636) Journal

"Microsoft" and "trust"? I thought it was "Microsoft" and "anti-trust".

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Re:Things are different than this (Score:5, Funny)

by Eco-Mono ( 978899 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:26PM (#23499720) Homepage

Which vowel of poverty? There are two (three if you count the 'y'.)

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It's worked so well in the past (Score:5, Funny)

by randmcnatt ( 1236446 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:26PM (#23499722)

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

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Let me take a stab at this.... (Score:3, Funny)

by zappepcs ( 820751 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:33PM (#23499768) Journal

The marketingdroids will call this the ... wait

MicroSoft PayYou! Search Service?

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You can't trust this.... (Score:5, Funny)

by MLease ( 652529 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:37PM (#23499800)

How do they expect me to buy into this, when I've yet to get paid for all those emails I forwarded for Microsoft's testing!

-Mike

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Re:DO IT! DO IT! Do It 'til You're SATISFIED... (Score:3, Funny)

by MyLongNickName ( 822545 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:39PM (#23499812) Journal

Be honest... are you stoned right now?

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Man..... (Score:5, Funny)

by IHC Navistar ( 967161 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:40PM (#23499820)

Desperation is a stinky cologne.

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Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:42PM (#23499852)

Comment removed based on user account deletion

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microsoft's real solution to its search blues: (Score:2, Funny)

by circletimessquare ( 444983 ) writes: <circletimessquar ... m minus language> on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @09:49PM (#23499892) Homepage Journal

allow google to buy THEM

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Re:Following a trend (Score:5, Funny)

by NMerriam ( 15122 ) writes: <NMerriam@artboy.org> on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @10:03PM (#23499986) Homepage

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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Re:why not make a good product and sell it? (Score:5, Funny)

by LordLucless ( 582312 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @10:07PM (#23500016)

Stick with what you're good at.

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

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Firefox plugin on the way... (Score:5, Funny)

by whereiswaldo ( 459052 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @10:12PM (#23500054) Journal

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.

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Re:why not make a good product and sell it? (Score:3, Funny)

by Tangamandapiano ( 1087091 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @10:22PM (#23500104)

Stick with what you're good at.
What?

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Re:I'm reminded of something Amazon did... (Score:3, Funny)

by zienth ( 890583 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @10:27PM (#23500126)

Yes, if you used Alexa or something, you got a half-pi discount.
You got a 1.5707963267949... discount?

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Re:DO IT! DO IT! Do It 'til You're SATISFIED... (Score:5, Funny)

by junner518 ( 1235322 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @10:32PM (#23500168) Journal

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

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Damn (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @11:05PM (#23500414)

"It will only be open to people living in the US."

This means that I can't hire someone in the Soviet Union to _actually_ do the work for me, making purchases for which I'd fleece M$ for the cashback, only to return the goods a few days later at the original price.

Damn, damn, damn

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Re:I want to be paid for posting this (Score:5, Funny)

by AuMatar ( 183847 ) writes: on Thursday May 22, 2008 @03:08AM (#23501786)

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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Re:DO IT! DO IT! Do It 'til You're SATISFIED... (Score:5, Funny)

I want to be paid for posting this (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I want to be paid for posting this (Score:3, Funny)

Great (Score:5, Funny)

How much MSFT cash will I get for... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Things are different than this (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Things are different than this (Score:5, Funny)

It's worked so well in the past (Score:5, Funny)

Let me take a stab at this.... (Score:3, Funny)

You can't trust this.... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:DO IT! DO IT! Do It 'til You're SATISFIED... (Score:3, Funny)

Man..... (Score:5, Funny)

Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

microsoft's real solution to its search blues: (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Following a trend (Score:5, Funny)

Re:why not make a good product and sell it? (Score:5, Funny)

Firefox plugin on the way... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:why not make a good product and sell it? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:I'm reminded of something Amazon did... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:DO IT! DO IT! Do It 'til You're SATISFIED... (Score:5, Funny)

Damn (Score:1, Funny)

Re:I want to be paid for posting this (Score:5, Funny)

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