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by deanCommie 3515 days ago
How infuriatingly presumptious. The page has a single screenshot, a meaningless blurb, and an an "install now" button - as if I'm going to automatically download and install every single thing Facebook announces.

How about even a bare-minimum attempt at explaining what this is all about? (I mean, yes, I know how to google and figure it out, but should I have to?)

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It looks like one of those game pop-up ads - only full-screen. Yeah, I am going to install you crappy client to download your crappy freemium games.
Crappy client that will then take over my PC and give you all my data.
I saw that one of the screenshots from the limited number they had was Willy Wonka Slots. So that's a no.
Is it just me or is the "Install Now" button broken? I'm on a Mac but I would've assumed I could download the .exe file.
On my Mac, it gives me a popup that has a "if the download doesn't start automatically..." link that gives me the EXE.
It literally says "Available for Windows 7 and above" with an unmistakable Windows logo :).
Maybe they meant that it would still just download the EXE even if it was on a non-compatible system.
That's exactly what I meant.
I'd say macOS is "above" Windows 7. ;-)
Evidently not if you want to play games. ;-)
If you have to ask, you're not the consumer they're targeting.