> To be fair to Microsoft, all the big tech companies want you to sign in with an account before you can use all the features of the software ... That's just s

> To be fair to Microsoft, all the big tech companies want you to sign in with an account before you can use all the features of the software ... That's just saying 'others are also doing awful things' which is no excuse at all - while ignoring the fact this is a single-node operating system paid for by you, and deployed on a machine you own. To be more fair, make it easy for me to use local authentication and have zero reliance on (or exposure) to a potentially exploited [0] auth systems. Maybe they want to see how many times the EU can come down on them in 2024. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37702095 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37702095