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ONCE UPON A TIME, when Windows 95 was the PC system of choice, people passed their time by playing Solitaire.
A simple card game, it was included free from Windows 95 onwards and was a way of killing time at work or anywhere a computer happened to be available.
Fast-forward to Windows 10 and it’s still there in the form of Microsoft Solitaire Collection. The game (called Klondike) features new game types, different card faces, daily challenges, tournaments and a few other small additions.
Yet what have might slipped past numerous people is it’s a freemium game. Ads show up at random times in-between games, taking up the full screen and if you want to remove them, you’ll have to pay.
If you want to get rid of ads for a month, it’s €1.49 and a yearly subscription will set you back €9.89. Paying that removes all advertisements and gives you more virtual coins if you complete daily challenges.
The same thing was included in the Windows 8.1 version but it wasn’t a pre-installed game, instead accessed through the Windows Store.
At least we still have the memories of the old Solitaire.
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Now we know why Windows is being released free of charge. Microsoft are going to make a fortune on Solitaire subscriptions
Well they look to be moving into the advertising business model. That’s the future because people are not paying for software like they used to. Imagine how many would have pirated windows 10 anyway. So they going the way of Android. Give it away to get more developers on board who make it better & charge money on the premium version of apps.
Nothing like the joy of when the cards bounced all over the screen when victorious!
Ah the good ole days the past, a time when you were able to enjoy the present. Wait a minute I am enjoying the present right now – Is it as good as the past ? Nostalgia it ain’t what it used to be
Deep.
I don’t have the patience to play that
Good ol Microsoft
Don’t be smug about laughing at the tech from 20 years ago.
They will laugh at our 2015 tech just as much in 20 years time.
When you are old and grey.
Feck em I’m not paying there’s loads a free stuff elsewhere
I put a cd into my computer after installing windows 10 and nothing happens, I can’t find the cd drive either to launch it. Fcuking joke.
Get on to tech support and ask them “what are drivers? And why do I still have an optical drive in 2015?”
What’s a cd?
I thought the tray that popped out was a coffee cup holder
Wow look at all the technology buffs.
You should use your floppy dic instead
cross dresser i think
Did you turn it on and off again?
Eh, it was included with Windows 3.1 too. Maybe even 3.0
Free cell was better
138 games in a row won was my record
Just copy sol.exe to your new PC/OS and it works
Windows is an open platform so you can install a free version of Solitaire from multiple sources .
Here’s one safe link
http://download.cnet.com/123-Free-Solitaire/3000-2647_4-10022517.html
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