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Windows is now entirely an internet service as you need a microsoft account and internet connection to install it.
by quickthrower2 4y ago
Windows is now entirely an internet service as you need a microsoft account and internet connection to install it.
- whywhywhywhy 4y agoYou don’t, they try to obscure it but you can still install without a Microsoft Account.
- gog 4y agoAnd obscuring it in a way that you need to disconnect from the internet for the local account installation to become available.
- yreg 4y agoThat's a dark pattern, but even so, Windows is useful without the internet. App Store doesn't demand a data connection on a whim, it fundamentally needs it for all of its functionality.
- AshamedCaptain 4y agoAt some point, when you have to go find the disassembler and start monkey patching binaries, some people will still say "but there's still a workaround!".
- RunSet 4y agoReminds me of how Firefox removed the ability to set a URL for new tabs (the better to display advertising on them) but justified it by saying "Users can trust and install a third-party extension to enable that functionality."
- Semaphor 4y agoSource? Because last I checked, local accounts were discouraged but worked.
- quickthrower2 4y agoI got through 3 new lenovos with windows 11. One purchase but returned 2 due hardware issues. Installed windows about 3 or 4 times