MicroSoft AdCenter’s Affiliate Program did not last long at all.  The program is set to stop paying commissions as of February 29, 2008.  No real explanation was given as to why the MicroSoft AdCenter Affiliate program will be shut down.  Here is a portion of the email:

“Thank you for your participation in the adCenter Affiliate program. Unfortunately, the adCenter offer will no longer be available after February 29th, 2008.  Final commission payout for any activity through the end of February will be processed and paid out in the month of March as usual. Please be sure to remove all marketing materials associated with this offer from placement by February 29th as you will no longer receive credit for this activity.”

This is kind of surprising in my opinion because there wasn’t much time or effort given to the affiliate program.  Granted, I don’t know why the program is shutting down, but you would think they would give it a little more effort and time.

For those of you promoting the Microsoft AdCenter Affiliate program, make sure you remove your links by the end of February.