![]() ![]() Windows 10 may be a “free upgrade” to most people at the moment, but it’s still a paid product. Really, this is just nickel-and-diming behavior from Microsoft. RELATED: No, Windows 10 Won’t Require a Subscription: Here's How Microsoft Plans on Making Money Instead Opting out of those ads requires a $1.50 per month or $10 per year fee, and that’s just for the “Microsoft Solitaire Collection Premium edition.” The Microsoft Minesweeper app, not installed by default but available in the Windows Store, also has its own entirely separate $1.50 per month or $10 per year fee to upgrade to the “Microsoft Minesweeper Premium edition.”Īside from wasting your time and subjecting you to advertisements from playing a casual game that used to be free, this game ties together with the “advertising ID” used in Windows Store apps to track you across different apps you use, building a better ad profile and targeting ads to you while you play a once-free game. This Solitaire game will show you banner ads as well as full-screen video advertisements, making money for Microsoft. ![]() But they’re not doing this out of the kindness of their hearts. With Windows 10, Microsoft includes the Microsoft Solitaire Collection app out-of-the-box. ![]()
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