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> Microsoft wants people to register online [...] in order to increase the market share of the Windows app store and other Microsoft online services > So it's
by samb1729 4y ago
> Microsoft wants people to register online [...] in order to increase the market share of the Windows app store and other Microsoft online services
> So it's not malicious
I would have to firmly disagree there. Microsoft are pushing the notion that an online account with some identity provider is a necessity for home computing by hiding the (perfectly functional) option to create a local account.
- deafpolygon 4y agoThe only reason why that functionality is still there at all is to avoid a lawsuit. "See, it's still implemented!" This is just frog in a boiling pot. Windows (and iOS) is becoming an OS as a service. Pretty soon you won't be able to use it without paying for something.