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Why was Solitaire bundled even with the NT (i.e. enterprise/business) versions of Windows? No one ever questioned that, but everybody takes issue with Candy Crush? Weird...

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People see it as less analogous to Solitaire, and more analogous to the McAfee crapware you get bundled with cheap PCs.

And why is that? I never even once played Solitaire and uninstalled Candy Crush without even looking at it.

What's the deal with this sudden hatred towards nonsense that was installed 35 years ago as well and had a way bigger impact on system resources (in terms of disk space and screen real-estate) than Candy Crush?

Is it because it's a mobile port - too colourful and too in-your-face about it being a mindless pastime than a boomer-style virtual card game that even came with a "boss-key"?

Solitaire and the other games were included just as features. You had to seek them out, and they were there for you to enjoy if you wanted.

Candy Crush is given prime real estate in the start menu, and is a highly commercial game with in-app-purchases. It's a straight-up advert.

I always assumed Solitaire was included with Windows to help people learn how to use a mouse.

> Why was Solitaire bundled even with the NT (i.e. enterprise/business) versions of Windows?

I mean, everybody knows you’re supposed to sneak in a game or two in between spreadsheets.

Solitaire is not asking you for money

I believe it does now in its latest iteration. I bet it will also ask you to "rate" it in the store.

Well, you are free to not start the app, unpin it from the start menu and even uninstall it, so what's the problem?

there have been reports of it appearing again, at least in W10's early days.

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