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This is a lesson I learned the hard way when my Microsoft account was suspended without explanation for a month, then restored with zero explanation. I couldn't
by hammyhavoc 5y ago
This is a lesson I learned the hard way when my Microsoft account was suspended without explanation for a month, then restored with zero explanation. I couldn't access my OneDrive, OneNote, Skype, Office, email, I couldn't even play games I had bought for my Xbox, or access apps from the Microsoft Store.
The lesson learned is don't put all your digital eggs into one digital basket. Takes a lot to make you smile after that.
- denton-scratch 5y ago> eggs into one digital basket Not just digital. For many years I have avoided the seduction of "triple-play" TV, phone and broadband, precisely because I don't want to let a single billing dispute leave me cut off from the world. Similarly, I choose to buy gas from a gas company, and electricity from an electricity company. I don't want a billing dispute (or an honest mistake) to leave me completely without fuel.
- hammyhavoc 5y agoI really like this way of thinking. Minimizing risk over short-term convenience is something we should all think more about.
- ml-engineer 5y agoThis truly is why Google should be broken up. I understand the anti-trust argument now.