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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by Dalewyn on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @07:44PM (#35622109)
I have a Microsoft account (an ancient one even, anyone remember Hotmail?) I use everyday, but I refuse to use it with Windows 10/11.

Why? Because I don't want sync.

I treat each of my computers as separate, individual, unique machines. Synchronizing the data on them is fucking insane to me because I can't rely on a given machine to be the computer I expect it to be.

And yes, I have separate Google accounts for my phone, tablet, etc., because I do not fucking want sync.

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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by ShadowBanThis01 on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @01:29AM (#35624586)
Yeah man. I have a Hotmail account I use as a spam-bucket, and that's it.

For the sync I want, I tolerate iCloud. For everything else, I roll my own.

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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by the_overseer on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:06AM (#35628307)
Me and most people want sync though. That is why it's the default. And I hope it stays that way.
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