Microsoft is launching a new rewards programme that , among other things , willpay users to browse the cyberspace with the Microsoft Edge web web browser . While it ’s borne out of a need for user on their struggling internet browser , it might be the easiest rewards programme ever create .
Microsoft launched their Edge browser app last July with Windows 10 . Edge basically replaced Internet Explorer , the browser app you tie in most closely with grandparent , 56 K modems , and the dandy war between Metallica and Napster . border has n’t thus far prove to be democratic , so Microsoft is incentivizing users with the launching ofMicrosoft Rewards , a revamp of the already existing Bing reinforcement .
Windows 10 users can throw Edge and pull in points that can be redeem a bit like how points go on a deferred payment card . The details of how their point system of rules will operate is still a little hazy , but once a user accumulates enough degree , they can be redeem for " Xbox and Windows gift cards , Microsoft Store gift cards , sweepstakes entry , charitable donations " and other perks from stores like Starbucks and Amazon .
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The rewards platform will also dole out points to users who rat at the Microsoft Store or buy at through Bing . Just like the Bing Rewards program , participants also clear points for Googling via Bing . Both Bing Rewards members will have their points transferred over to the new program some sentence in the next two hebdomad .
The revamp reward program is currently only available in the United States and has a couple of snap . Users get credit for every hr they ’re actively using Edge , up to 30 hours a month . " Active use " means that they ’re give chase mouse movement and clicks to ascertain that you ’re actually using Edge and not just leaving the internet browser open while you cook . Additionally , the browsermusthave Bing set as its default search engine .
The move is in part a response to the launch of the minimalist Edge browser app being a bit of a flop . Despite beingeasier on your computer ’s batterythan Google Chrome , Quantcast describe that Chrome account for 70 percent of all web browser activity originating from computer running Windows 10 .
Ultimately , the comprehension of point for using their web browser app may look a little desperate , but getting paid to use Bing and Edge is a somewhat nice fringe benefit , especially if you ’re doing it already .
