As some have already stated > Don't install it, buy the game, or use an alternative.
I get the feeling that some people think that MS should be different from other corporations > That they should continue to include free apps as they have in the past. Let's be fair about this whole matter. We all know that MS has "tightened their belt" so far as free stuff goes, just as many companies have.
I tried to find an alternative to Solitaire and came up with worse than the SPAM Microsoft includes. BTW, although I don't know for sure, I think that most of the "apps" in the store are built by other than Microsoft and are sold under the Microsoft name with a "commission" deducted from the proceeds.
I was a long-time beta tester for Microsoft, but when Steven Sinofsky took over the Windows group, most of us were "fired". He saw no need for testers other than corporate entities and developers. He pretty much eliminated "enthusiasts". Beginning with Windows 8, we were no longer invited to test until the public beta. Although not RTM, everything was set in stone and no changes would be made before final release to market. If any major bugs were found, they were left for SP1 and later.
Having said this, Microsoft has a history of not listening to its beta testers' concerns. We told MS that Vista wasn't ready for prime time (just as those before my beta testing time told MS that Windows ME wasn't ready). Neither Win ME nor Vista lived a long life; we started testing Windows 7 alpha on the heels of the Vista RTM. And yes, most early adopters realized Win 7 was, although not as buggy as Vista, still buggy. SP1, though, fixed most issues and what that didn't fix, SP2 did.
The final nail in the coffin was when Microsoft abandoned the old newsgroups (most here don't even know what they were) and went to this less than adequate forum system. And no, I'm not complaining about these forums; I'm very glad they're here, but I would be immensely pleased if I could at least tell if I've read everything in a particular thread (like I could in the old newsgroups).
OK, I've whined long enough . . . Microsoft stopped listening to me when I was "fired" along with a few thousand other beta testers out here in the wild. So, although I agree that Microsoft should be able to make a profit, I don't agree with their tactics at times.