The grandparent comment is misleading. To quote the Microsoft post (and I checked, it didn't change in the last few hours): > Beginning today, you can now com

The grandparent comment is misleading. To quote the Microsoft post (and I checked, it didn't change in the last few hours): > Beginning today, you can now completely remove the password from your Microsoft account. Use the Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code sent to your phone or email So if your grandmother has a Microsoft account and can't use a phone, she'll have the alternatives of using face or fingerprint recognition, using a hardware key, … or just continuing to use a password, since this whole thing is optional. Not that there isn't a real concern that society is becoming harder to access without a smartphone, in general. But it's pretty much unrelated to what Microsoft is doing.