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I almost returned (I would have returned it if they didn’t live 900km from the nearest store) the surface I bought them for their accounting. The build quality

I almost returned (I would have returned it if they didn’t live 900km from the nearest store) the surface I bought them for their accounting. The build quality is great but I was immediately repulsed by a number of things: - forcing me to sign in with a Microsoft account - setting ‘new’ outlook as the default - ‘new’ outlook wanting to divert all Google workspaces emails (that I have set up for them) through onto outlook servers (….!!!!!) - a particularly weird one I wasn’t sure I’d be able to overcome when I accidentally set my keyboard to GB-en instead of US-En and couldn’t press enter (surely the walkthrough knows what sort of keyboard it’s got and won’t let you make a stupid choice before you’re even in on the desktop right? Wrong!!!) I have to use windows machines at one of my workplaces (…a hospital) - it’s really jarring to see ads in the start menu

Rinzler89 2y ago
>forcing me to sign in with a Microsoft account - Pro tip I discovered by accident: If you type in any gibberish account name/email that doesn't exist, it will throw an error and move on with the setup without needing an account. No need to fuck with cmd line registry incantations or rufus. >I have to use windows machines at one of my workplaces (…a hospital) - it’s really jarring to see ads in the start menu Why didn't you remove them? I always do that.
- robbiep 2y ago
  Good pro tip, will check that out. Was unsure you could remove them! Honestly it feels so weird using Microsoft machines now; I’m very unused to feeling so transparently that I am the product (although Samsung tv s having ads seems pretty bloody rude as well)
  - Rinzler89 2y ago
    >Was unsure you could remove them! Why wouldn't you be able to remove them ? Nobody would have used this if ads were not removable. Just right click -> remove.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y ago
  I think if you don't have an internet connection while installing you will be able to create a local account too?
spacemadness 2y ago
I’m trying to imagine being an IC in this situation at Microsoft and having some slimey promo seeking product team come at you with these dark pattern demands.

Rinzler89 2y ago

>forcing me to sign in with a Microsoft account - Pro tip I discovered by accident: If you type in any gibberish account name/email that doesn't exist, it will throw an error and move on with the setup without needing an account. No need to fuck with cmd line registry incantations or rufus. >I have to use windows machines at one of my workplaces (…a hospital) - it’s really jarring to see ads in the start menu Why didn't you remove them? I always do that.

robbiep 2y ago
Good pro tip, will check that out. Was unsure you could remove them! Honestly it feels so weird using Microsoft machines now; I’m very unused to feeling so transparently that I am the product (although Samsung tv s having ads seems pretty bloody rude as well)
- Rinzler89 2y ago
  >Was unsure you could remove them! Why wouldn't you be able to remove them ? Nobody would have used this if ads were not removable. Just right click -> remove.
Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y ago
I think if you don't have an internet connection while installing you will be able to create a local account too?

spacemadness 2y ago

I’m trying to imagine being an IC in this situation at Microsoft and having some slimey promo seeking product team come at you with these dark pattern demands.