why am i not earning microsoft points like i usually do?

Apparently there is an article about this but someone made the link stop working because it was too negative exposing what's been going on. I found the article through BING and the link/article was removed. Coincidence???

Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are … WebMSN Feedback Microsoft has quietly reduced the amount of Microsoft Rewards points users can earn, enraging users who have used the points to offset some of Microsoft’s more expensive...

Clearing cache and cookies did not help. It simply signed me out and forced me to reset my password. Microsoft Rewards is a great idea in theory but useless when it doesn't work right.

Lots of issues since Microsoft introduced this stupid 15 minutes between search rule and limited the number of searches to gain points. several times even when trying from the Dashboard you cannot earn any points, or it shows you have earned 3 points but those points do not add on your dashboard. at one point I lost Rewards altogether on my mobile, Bing app just didn't show a link on the homepage.

when you confront Microsoft you get the standard clear cookies reply which is pants, last year I lost my Streak count which was well into four figures for no reason, it was never reinstated when I complained

often get the; it's not you it's us' message on searches the 15 minutes wait often lasts longer, even after an hour on occasion I haven't earned any points for searches

Microsoft are just making more difficult and frustrating now to use Rewards, it's no longer fun

I am no longer searching, waste of time. I always do the streak If enough of us are aggrivated their ad dollars will decrease.

I am able to get daily point this problem faced at least 2 or3 day this is not fare so please do something as soon as possible