Microsoft is so desperate for people to drop Google for Bing its offering a
$1 million reward

Date:
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:55:27 +0000

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If you thought the Microsoft Rewards loyalty program wasnt worth a try, you might want to think again, as theres now a chance to win $1 million via a new sweepstakes program.

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As if Microsofts Rewards loyalty program couldnt get any better; its offering a chance to win $1,000,000 (USD) if you make a transition from your current search engine to Bing - starting October 8.

It may sound too good to be true but as Windows Central reports , anyone in the United States, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Canada, France, and Germany has the chance of becoming a millionaire, just by browsing on Bing and entering the sweepstake for free .

This isnt the first time Microsoft has done this, with the possibility of earning points just by searching using Bing previously - but now the stakes are much higher, and it hardly requires any effort. Youll instantly gain five entries when sharing your link with friends once they enter, increasing your chances of winning.

If you arent lucky enough to net the jackpot (there can only be one winner), ten more winners will receive $10,000, which isnt too shabby! Is this a sign of bigger rewards in the future?

While weve seen a plethora of gifts available to win via Microsoft Rewards before, none of them have been at this magnitude - its essentially a free lottery ticket, that only needs you to use your internet browser as normal.
Of course, the catch is using Bing over Google (which is still behind Google in terms of usage) and waiting to see if youre lucky enough.

This is a clear attempt by Microsoft to convince users to switch over to
Bing, even if its only for the time being. Despite the big push for Bing to dethrone Google ( especially with ads on Windows 11 ), the chances of this making a significant impact on the popular search engine are minimal - especially considering Googles search functionality in comparison to Bings.

Will this work in the long run? Probably not, but it's certainly a great opportunity to showcase the benefits of the search engine such as AI
searching capabilities (uses Open AI GPT-4 which has conversational capabilities), that could potentially retain users.

If the jump from rewards like Xbox Game Pass subscriptions to a $1 million prize is any indication, then we could be seeing Microsoft Rewards become far more generous in the near future than before. Sure, this might be a sign of desperation from Microsoft, but were not complaining. You might also like... Curious about whats in your photos, Windows 11 users? Soon youll be able to investigate with Bing reverse image search right from the Photos app Another day, another Windows 11 24H2 update bug this time, Task Manager shows zero apps running Google News went down and I tried Bing News I might never go back



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/search-engines/microsoft-is-so-desperate-f or-people-to-drop-google-for-bing-its-offering-a-usd1-million-reward


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