Re:I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC
by whosaidwhatnow on Monday June 28, 2021 @08:07AM
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I've been using Windows on the desktop since 3.1. I dabble in linux on the desktop from time to time, and I use it on servers, but I've never made the switch.
I was recently spurred to action by two things.
1. The forced news widget in my taskbar.
2. Being forced to sign into a Microsoft Account to setup my father's laptop. The onscreen prompts promised me that I could disable the account later if I wished.
We all see what's coming here. We're experiencing different levels of it all over the place.
My work machine (as in, the device I use to make my living with and the only device I can't actively "play with") is now running Arch.
I'm out. You guys can do what you want, but there is zero chance this nonsense doesn't continue and get worse.
I was recently spurred to action by two things.
1. The forced news widget in my taskbar. 2. Being forced to sign into a Microsoft Account to setup my father's laptop. The onscreen prompts promised me that I could disable the account later if I wished.
We all see what's coming here. We're experiencing different levels of it all over the place.
My work machine (as in, the device I use to make my living with and the only device I can't actively "play with") is now running Arch.
I'm out. You guys can do what you want, but there is zero chance this nonsense doesn't continue and get worse.