No, Microsoft isn’t going to spring the $119 upgrade fee on you after the first year; it’s much worse than that. If you snoop around Windows 10 you are going to find a lot of things to really like about the new operating system. I’ve had some issues with graphic settings and the like, but I run a specialized rig and a few early jitters are to be expected. But what I wasn’t expecting was to find a hidden fee in the last place I, or anyone, would have expected; Solitaire.
Way back before all these causal games dominated the scene, Windows had its own built-in game that has been the bane of every office manager since its inclusion on the operating system. It seems that Microsoft has taken note of Solitaire being the most played game in PC history and is looking to earn a few bucks from the game. While the Microsoft Solitaire Collection is free and built into the system, it now comes with adds that pop up to annoying every person on earth.
But don’t fret fellow Solitaire fans, you can easily get rid of those pop-up ads by flinging Microsoft a few bucks. Users will be allowed to pay $1.49 per month or grab some serious savings by paying $9.99 per year to get to play this classic card game! I’m not quite sure what year Microsoft thinks we are living in, but charging for a game that has always been a free staple of the OS is pretty damn shocking.
Granted, users could download and pay for a version of Microsoft Solitaire in Windows 8 (that doesn’t make it okay) that version was not pre-installed on the system and required a download from the store. I wouldn’t know about this as I skipped everything Windows 8, but I have it on good authority that this was the case. Be ready for the deluge of free “ad-free” versions of Solitaire to hot the Windows Store very soon. I only hope general business and home users are smart enough to say no to this.
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