Heated Reddit Discussion: Does Microsoft “Pay” to Use Edge and Bing?
In order to make the in-house search engine Bing and the Edge browser more palatable, Microsoft is currently attracting Minecraft players with its rewards program. That makes for a topic of conversation.
As is well known, Google has long been well ahead of its competitors when it comes to browser use via Chrome and in the search engine area, while the competition usually has a market share of 10 percent or less and tends to eke out a niche existence. In order to get more widespread, Microsoft has among other things a rewards program running, which promises advantages in the use of certain services as a reward.
On Reddit.com, in the “PC Master Race / PCMR” subreddit, a much-noticed discussion with over 30,000 upvotes on the topic recently broke out. The stumbling block was an offer from Microsoft’s rewards program that was displayed to the topic creator, in which there is a reward of 330 Minecoins for the game hit Minecraft for five days for using Edge with the Bing search, which in turn can be used for gift cards, for example or have other content purchased. Alternatively, the whole thing can be donated to charity.
Microsoft Rewards
The offer from Microsoft is by no means new, can be used after registering for the program, for example, by playing on the Xbox and includes, for example, sweepstakes and vouchers for various retail or restaurant chains, but many apparently did not know the rewards program.
It is mostly commented that Microsoft offers something in return for the exploitation of user data, while the top dog Google does not have anything like that and ultimately you are only the product yourself, albeit without any corresponding added value.
In addition, the thread on Reddit.com also exchanges experiences about the rewards program, while there are also reports of comparable offers, such as the Brave browser, where users have already earned around 200 US dollars a year by optionally sharing their data want.
Since Microsoft, for example, can also finance or earn the popular Game Pass through the Rewards program, the whole thing is also well received by one or the other player. In addition, the Edge, which has often been criticized in the past, has now also increased in terms of development, which has already persuaded users to switch. The entire discussion can be found on Reddit.com.
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