Microsoft will pay and perk you to death to get you to use its search and the move may not be so silly. Why? Roughly 22 percent of the search market is up for grabs so you might as well buy some loyalty. That 22 percent figure comes from a survey by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. I wouldn't call his sample exactly scientific, but it's an interesting footnote to the hubbub over Microsoft's latest plan to buy your search behavior (Techmeme). Microsoft rolled out another search rewards program to grab more users (by the way the perks program only works with Internet Explorer). Also see: Microsoft tries to lure more searchers with another giveaway Does this make sense for... ...
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