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Jul22
Get a Microsoft Zune … Very Slowly!
Filed under: Computing & Internet, Video Games;No CommentsNothing like finding a way for Microsoft to give you free stuff, even if takes forever and a day to do it. Courtesy of Betanews, Microsoft’s new secret weapon to increase their success in the search engine wars is to rig them, with casual games.
The idea is simple … you play casual word games at the Live Search Club and get tickets, and every time you complete one of the words or questions, Live Search fires off a search in the bottom half of the window. Why would people put up with this? Why prizes, of course! All the way up to a Microsoft Zune when you amass 25,000 points. It’ll take awhile, considering that Clucktionary, their most popular word game, gives 20 points for a game that lasts about 2-3 minutes (if you bring scrabble-style help to the table).
Nonetheless, it’s nice mindless fun, and hey, maybe if I get bored, I’ll get that Microsoft Zune after all.
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