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Re:Microsoft is now worth more than Alphabet by radarsat1 on Thursday May 31, 2018 @01:13PM (#17198101)
> Nope, MS just uses some Dark Pattern (at least on home) to make it seem that way. The link to make a local account is not obvious.

I don't know how to prove it, maybe i should have taken a photo (but who cares right), but the link was not dark, it was _not there_. I was able to make a local account and switch to it after installation, but I was not able to completely the installation without a Microsoft account.

You don't have to believe me of course, but the screen did not appear exactly the same as in help tutorials I googled.

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Re:Microsoft is now worth more than Alphabet by Semaphor on Thursday June 14, 2018 @04:37AM (#17310283)
My fiancee just got a new laptop. They went from dark pattern to downright evil, the only option was to disconnect wifi, say you need a new address. Enter bullshit data and afterward it will create a local account for you. Fuck that shit.
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Re:Microsoft is now worth more than Alphabet by tonyedgecombe on Thursday May 31, 2018 @01:34PM (#17198313)
It’s very easy to miss, I’ve had to search around for it.
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