Press
February 2010
19 February 2010
Microsoft partners with eBay to offer ‘Daily Deals’
Windows Internet Explorer 8 offers features to enhance the eBay online shopping experience
Microsoft and eBay are partnering to offer ‘Daily Deals’, where selected items from eBay will be showcased online at discounted prices, through a new Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice. Customers will receive updates and detailed information on the Daily Deals in their Favourites Bar in Internet Explorer 8.
Internet Explorer 8 has a number of new features to offer benefits to eBay shoppers. These include InPrivate browsing, which allows consumers to shop online without leaving information behind for others to find on shared computers.
Phillip Rinn, International Advertising Director at eBay Advertising, comments: “Our recent research on the shopping habits of millions of e-buying consumers revealed 85% will maintain or increase their online shopping this year, so providing the best possible service for these shoppers is essential. The new Web Slice makes it faster and easier than ever to find eBay’s most exciting offers of the day.”
“Our customers tell us they want a browser that puts them in control of their security and privacy, and those are key ingredients to a positive online experience,” says Amy Barzdukas, General Manager of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp. “Internet Explorer 8 delivers the best modern browsing experience for Windows, and the eBay “Daily Deals” Web Slice is just one more great reason to upgrade.”