Microsoft will pay you to get your friends using Edge

Microsoft is offering a referral program for its Edge browser, giving users 500 Microsoft Rewards points for every successful referral. The referred user must be a new Edge Mobile user, install the browser through the referral link, and search with Edge on two different days within 14 days. According to Android Authority, users can earn up to 7,500 points per month, worth roughly $6.82 toward Microsoft or Xbox gift cards.

The referral program is active on the mobile version of Edge. Both the referrer and the referred user will receive 500 points for signing up and meeting the conditions. TechRadar notes that the referred user must not be an existing Edge user and must sign into Edge and use it for at least two days within the first two weeks.

Microsoft has previously offered incentives for using Edge over competing browsers. The company is also promoting its Bing search engine, with TechRadar noting that a strange Bing app has been spotted that switches some browsers to have Microsoft's search engine by default, although this has not been confirmed.

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