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Re:Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option wh... by manigandham on Saturday September 28, 2019 @10:06PM (#21104523)
The very first comment on that Reddit thread shows that this is a UI change. The functionality is not removed but only hidden if you have an active connection.

What Microsoft is doing with this dark pattern is bad for everyone, but we must accurately represent the situation.

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Re:Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option wh... by GordonS on Sunday September 29, 2019 @08:55AM (#21106760)
Agreed, but it is something of a technicality - for typical users, the result is the same as if the option was removed entirely.
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