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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?
(Score: 2, Insightful) by looorg on Saturday May 16 2015, @02:25PM
So Microsoft is pre-installing what is possibly the most freemium of all freemium products with their new operating system. Are they getting some kind of kickback from KING (or whatever the maker is called these days) for this? I can already predict the sob articles about how little Timmy bought upgrades (or whatever they are called) on the family credit card that was already tied to the windows machine in some pre-install family friendly feature from your pals at Microsoft.
I'm not sure but I think this is the first time that this has been done with the windows leisure games that have come pre-installed, a pay 2 play feature for one companies product inside another companies product. Is this Microsoft testing the ground for people willing to pay for "extras" that will later be included in all other manner of products? Are we going to see Windows 10 DLC:s now to?