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I currently make a living in the MS ecosystem, so I'm stuck with Windows for a while. And I truly do love some of the applications I run and I take for granted
by LarryDarrell 5y ago
I currently make a living in the MS ecosystem, so I'm stuck with Windows for a while. And I truly do love some of the applications I run and I take for granted the hardware support.
While it's sad, it's not unexpected. It's money just lying on the table. Apple and Google do it [Edit: nevermind, they don't technically require it currently], so MS will do it too. Now we have younger generations that only know walled-gardens and locked down devices. The era of client-side general purpose computing looks like it's a blip in history rather than the dominate trend.
I built a AMD TR 1950X system a few years ago, and it should carry me through 2025 just fine. After that I plan on using Debian Stable to just run Windows11 VMs (I'm assuming by then that there will be some solutions to visualize the hardware requirements that Windows says I don't have).
- Kranar 5y ago>Apple and Google do it, so MS will do it too. None of iOS, macOS or Android require an online account.
- magixx 5y agoI though setting up a new iOS device required an apple account and online connectivity.
- angulardragon03 5y agoOnly online connectivity is required, an Apple ID is not. Of course, if you want to use apps you’ll need an Apple ID.
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- Beached 5y agoI haven't had an iphone in 4 years. but I remember apple account required to set up the iPhone. Android is the same. I cannot set up my android without a Gmail account.
- geerlingguy 5y agoI've bought a new iPhone every 2-3 years. You can definitely set them up without an iCloud account. The setup wizard assumes you have one and you have to click through a few 'no I don't want to' nags before you can proceed, but it's definitely possible.
- letitbeirie 5y agoIf you want apps you still have to sign in with your apple id though.
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