Microsoft’s new plan to save Edge: reward points
Microsoft today made a play to boost usage of Edge with an awards program that gives users points for browsing with the Windows 10 application."Earn points for every hour of active browsing ... up to 30 hours a month," Microsoft announced on a promotional page.To qualify for points in the new program -- formerly Bing Rewards, rebranded as Microsoft Rewards -- Edge users must have the Bing search engine as the browser's default. Microsoft defined "active browsing" as meeting two conditions: Edge had to be the highlighted icon in the taskbar -- meaning it was the only app in focus on the desktop -- and the user had to be "engaged with the browser" via clicking, mouse movements or watching full-screen video.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here