Microsoft "SiteFinder" Quietly Raking It In

An anonymous reader writes in with the news, which isn't particularly new, that Microsoft's Internet Explorer sends typo domain names to a page of pay-per-click ads. In this endeavor Microsoft joins Charter and Earthlink in profiting from the dubious practice that Verisign pioneered but failed to make stick. The article is on a site whose audience is, among others, those who attempt to profit by typo-squatting, and its tone is just a bit petulant because individuals cannot hope to profit in this game on the scale Microsoft effortlessly achieves.

obligatory

[User 956]

Microsoft's Internet Explorer sends typo domain names to a page of pay-per-click ads

Typ0wned!

Oops !!

[.Chndru]

It took me long to come here and post this since I was searching for slahsdot.org on IE..

Re:Even if it is from Microsoft...

[PhxBlue]

... oh, God. I didn't actually say that, did I?

You did. And if you had prefaced it with "you can mod me down for this, but ..." your post would probably already be +5 Insightful. :)

Re:obligatory - Don't you mean...

[Nom du Keyboard]

Typ0wned!

Don't you mean: TyPwned

Re:Oops !!

[crunchly]

You obviously are lying. No self respecting slashdotter would use IE. Use a real browser [isc.org].

Re:Sheesh

[Anonymous Coward]

Man, I've really busted the conspiracy WIDE ASS OPEN.

to post goatse, or not to post goatse, that is the question...