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  • TurboWafflz@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    I think the current microsoft version of solitaire has microtransactions and ads so is actually significantly worse

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      7 days ago

      They added micro transactions and ads to fucking solitaire? How have I not heard about this till now…

      • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
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        6 days ago

        This isn’t really new. Solitaire has had ads for over a decade now since Windows 8, and there is a monthly premium subscription to remove them. As I understand it they also don’t show during offline play, but might be wrong about that.

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          6 days ago

          Offline play? It’s SOLITAIRE. Offline play should be the ONLY play, by default.

          Feeling like I took crazy pills this morning…

          • RogueBanana@lemmy.zip
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            6 days ago

            Damn I have fond memories of those games back in xp and 7 era but ig enshitification is evitable when it comes to Microsoft

          • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
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            6 days ago

            There are daily challenges and things like that which is what I would refer to as online play. Not that crazy imho of you’ve put thousands of hours into vanilla solitaire that you may welcome something to spice it up.

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        6 days ago

        Step 1: Add ads into [insert app of choice here] that are really annoying

        Step 2: Make people pay to get rid of them. Bonus points if it’s a subscription

        Step 3: People hate your app but it’s the one that’s installed by default so they use it anyway

        Step 4: Profit

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              6 days ago

              Real question, why wouldn’t the win95/xp version satisfy someone? Isn’t it the same thing with simpler graphics?

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                6 days ago

                I can’t speak for other people, I don’t even play solitaire. Realistically, I imagine most people get new PCs with newer Windows versions and play whatever solitaire is on there.

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      6 days ago

      I also don’t think it comes pre-installed anymore, you have to get it through Microsoft’s meme store that no one uses.