22 PCWorld NOVEMBER 2020NEWS MICROSOFT EDGE & BING PRICE COMPARISONS
Collection is more than a just a folder of
bookmarks, as Microsoft’s Bing sniffs each
webpage and pulls out the relevant data:
price, availability, and so on. It’s this pricing
data that Microsoft will extract and then hunt
down on competing websites.
Note that the numbers Edge and Bing are
extracting represent the published price on
the page. Occasionally you’ll see sites publish
a price, then offer you the ability to input acoupon. Discount codes aren’t applied, either.
It appears, though, that those features are
coming. “When you click ‘compare price to
other retailers,’ you’ll see a list of prices of that
item across other retailers along with direct
links to the pages so that you can quickly
complete your purchase,” Microsoft says.
“This is just the beginning of the shopping
journey. Microsoft Edge will continue to bring
you features that help you save time and keep
more money in wallet like more proactive
price comparison and coupons.” Those
features can be accessed early by signing up
for the Edge Insider channels (go.pcworld.
com/edin)—Microsoft’s beta channels for
accessing early builds of the Edge browser.
Whether you choose to wait for the new
features or sign up for them early, one thing is
for certain: online shopping will be bigger
than ever this holiday season, and Microsoft
has given you a new tool to save money.The numbers Edge and Bing extract represent the
published price on the page.If you sign up to the Edge Insider channels, you’ll be able to access some features early.