Book Of Jim

So in classic fashion, Microsoft is starting to give money to people who use their search engine...
This is nothing new to us Yellow Bleeders. Microsoft for years has been giving "rebate" checks to companies to switch from Domino To Exchange (of which I actually have copies of)  oh ya before they actually sign on the dotted line, NOT AFTER.
Of course , when your products ULTIMATELY SUCK HAIRY MOOSECOCK, you got to do what you can. And boy do people love free money. Especially unintelligent ones.
Some web pundits are proclaiming what MS is doing is exactly like what Google is doing to them with Google Docs - But they would be wrong, of course. Google does not pay people to use their products WHICH DO NOT SUCK THE AFORE MENTIONED, they just give them away (to some extent). And since search is already free, well what can MS do - certainly not compete!
This robinhoodism bullshit needs to stop. I personally refuse to use credit cards that offer "cash back" that essentially rob store owners of their profits, only to act high and mighty and giving a measly 1 percent to the end user. why not just charge store owners 50% rates to take Visa and give away 40% to the end user? Im sure Ayn Rand has the answer to that.
Think about it, if the average markup on a PC is 5%, and you pay with an Amex card (which is the only card i pretty much use because it HAS to be paid off each month) most merchants actually LOSE 1%. and you wonder why you get treated like crap in a circuit city (which is bankrupt, btw)
oh well, if you cant beat 'em pay em...it can actually get you elected president!