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I don't think you understand the position Microsoft is in. First, Candy Crush was never preinstalled. A link to purchase it in the Microsoft store was preinsta
by chowells 4y ago
I don't think you understand the position Microsoft is in.
First, Candy Crush was never preinstalled. A link to purchase it in the Microsoft store was preinstalled, and it took all of two clicks to get rid of it if you wanted to.
Second, preinstalling that link reduced malware infections of windows systems by a visible percentage worldwide.
Microsoft has a duty to protect users who need it. Finding a compromise where the worst case for other users is that they need to click twice is pretty good.
- Topgamer7 4y ago> Second, preinstalling that link reduced malware infections of windows systems by a visible percentage worldwide. Why? Because people would pirate it? Or Just download virus laden games in general?
- giaour 4y agoIf I wanted to set up a botnet, bundling malware in a dumb game and then putting the exe on the internet for free seems like a decent start
- sakras 4y agoHow did a candy crush link reduce malware infections? Also as an aside, that link _kept coming back_ on my laptop (but not my desktop oddly).
- fomine3 4y agoSource? Why don't they also bundle Fortnite and LoL?