I wonder if this is not a preview of the next generation MS business model. Anything vaguely aimed at 'home' users to be piece meal sold as a service starting at micro transaction levels to start out.

It's just one quick uninstall and google away from being replaced by a free, ad-free alternative. There are tons of online websites and installable apps that would work just fine as a substitute. In fact, I hope Linux distros start putting one out just for laughs.

When Windows business geniuses realize that they aren't going to make any money from this move, they will back off. Nothing to see here.

You can get the classic games from the installer found here: http://winaero.com/blog/get-windows-7-games-for-windows-10/

For a dollar fiddy, I'd just go buy a deck of my own.

ha.haha.hahaha. They couldn't launch an OS without some controversy, could they? hahaha paying for Solitaire.

I'm not sure what the major controversy on this is. I remember a premium version of solitaire being in Windows 8.1, though I don't believe it came preinstalled. If users don't like it, it's really easily uninstalled.

Personally, I think the pricing is completely off...but maybe I'm just not the target market for it. It's easily deleted though, so I don't see it as a big deal.

Just checked it out and so far I don't really mind it. I don't play solitaire that much at all, I admit, but if I'm bored and want to fire up a game, there's no ads on the actual card screen, only the main menu. In any case, with these free Windows 10 upgrades Microsoft has already made us the products...