12-13-2005, 01:44 PM
Quote:To improve the audience of Microsoft's Internet search engine, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suggests using cash and various freebees as a lure.
But Microsoft's apparent intention to, in effect, offer something like a nickel-a-search turns heads enough to strain a neck muscle.
"Microsoft has looked into sharing some of its online-advertising revenue with consumers, but at this time there is nothing more to share," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. She had no additional comment.
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