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Candy Crush Saga to Come Pre-Installed on Windows 10

posted by takyon on Saturday May 16 2015, @10:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the minesweeper-too-violent dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

That giant sucking sound you hear is 30% of the world's productivity being sucked away:

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?

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by iwoloschin on Saturday May 16 2015, @12:43PM

    by iwoloschin (3863) on Saturday May 16 2015, @12:43PM (#183737)

    Didn't Apple try this with U2? Give away free shit...well...more cram it down our throats while saying, "Look what awesome things we do for you!"

    If I remember correctly, the backlash there really didn't work out in their favor. Maybe they should stop giving away free shit.

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Tork on Saturday May 16 2015, @08:19PM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 16 2015, @08:19PM (#183814)
    The issue wasn't 'giving away free shit' or about anything being pre-installed. The issue was that there are cases where those songs would start playing even though you showed no interest in having them. For example, I hit 'play' and started hearing a song I had never heard of before instead of the audio book I was going through. That's when the backlash started from me. Anyway, no, this has nothing to do with Candy Crush. Nor is it a particularly big deal. This is only a story because of irritation over computer crashes and invites on Facebook.
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    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Sunday May 17 2015, @10:04AM

      by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 17 2015, @10:04AM (#183998)
      Not sure I get why this was 'Troll'.
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      • (Score: 1, Troll) by aristarchus on Sunday May 17 2015, @10:13AM

        by aristarchus (2645) on Sunday May 17 2015, @10:13AM (#184000) Journal

        Not sure I get why this was 'Troll'

        It's OK, Tork. We get that you do not get why things are modded "troll". But if it is any consolation, it usually is because the post is a troll even if you do not understand it. Hope this clears things up. Feel free to ask for assistance the next time you do not understand a mod.

        • (Score: 2) by Tork on Sunday May 17 2015, @07:26PM

          by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 17 2015, @07:26PM (#184149)
          Yet it wasn't. Nice try, though. ;)
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