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In what is no doubt a sign that humanity as we know it is coming to a swift, unproductive end, Microsoft has announced that King's notoriously moreish Candy Crush Saga will come pre-installed with Windows 10. That's right, pre-installed. In what appears to be an entirely non-ironic post over at Xbox Wire, Microsoft says that "as an added bonus, Candy Crush Saga will automatically be installed for customers that upgrade to or download Windows 10 for periods of time following the game launch."
There's no word on whether you'll be able to opt out of the automatic install, although it's likely King will want to get as many people as possible hooked on Candy Crush given its recent financial struggles. Earlier today, the company's shares fell as much as 14 percent in after-hours trading after it issued a profit warning. It noted in its first quarter financials that revenue was lower than expected due to slowing Candy Crush sales, and players moving to "more mature games."
I dropped Candy Crush a year ago when they got cute with roadblocks that force you to spend money, but maybe this will be the Minesweeper of Win10?
(Score: 1, Troll) by mtrycz on Saturday May 16 2015, @10:19AM
SpyOS preinstalled with spyware, move along, nothing to see here.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 16 2015, @01:57PM
What the fuck is a Candy Crush? Why the fuck doesn't the goddamn useless summary tell us what the fuck a Candy Crush is. Come on. Fix the fucking summary.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by mtrycz on Saturday May 16 2015, @02:50PM
I would generally agree with a short introduction to the domain of the article, but c'mon, it's like asking what an iPhone is. There's reasonable expectation that everybody knows.
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(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 16 2015, @09:00PM
No, it's totally different. An iPhone is widely known because it's a product that's widely used by people of all ages, widely advertised, and has been available for almost a decade now. This Candy Crush crap is just a relatively obscure game that's been out for maybe two or three years, and is played pretty much only by hipsters. Most of us here at SN aren't hipsters. While we know about long-lasting, massively successful commercial products spanning all age groups and demographics, we don't know about today's trendy shit, which will most likely be completely forgotten by next week. That's why the summary should tell us what this obscure, hipster trend-driven shit is all about.
(Score: 1) by Dr Spin on Saturday May 16 2015, @08:19PM
Its when you have a crush on a girl called Candy (Like I did when I was in school).
Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Sunday May 17 2015, @02:17AM
If you have a smartphone, you certainly have heard of Candy Crush. For everything else, there's Google.
But it should have been evident from the summary that Candy Crush is a game, unless you also don't know what Minesweeper is.
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