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Musk 'texts' Nadella about Windows 11's demands for a Microsoft account

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17 pointsdragonbonheur14 comments

> There's a name for individuals who demand to speak to the manager at the slightest provocation.

I don't think that's fair here.

Microsoft should not require a Microsoft Account to use Windows. But I as an individual cannot change Microsoft's position. I'm not saying Elon can either, but I suspect his feedback will carry more weight.

Others might be thankful that someone with access brought attention to this issue for many people at a higher level. Sure you can bypass this with a few buttons and a string, but is that really a good user experience? Maybe difficult to not bring personality bias into the situation and see the action itself as good.

edit: Ah guess the top level comment is gone now...

The quote is from the article, not from a comment.

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/install-windows-11-witho...

There is a hack to use Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account.

How long has it been since I've been able to get through a 24 hour tech news cycle without hearing about Elon? A decade, maybe? It just keeps getting dumber and dumber.

Does Twitter still support custom stop words?

Can you own&use a Tesla car without an account? Thought so.

Nadella: "You first with Twitter/X."

Yeah, right? How is this not hypocritical given the post-Musk implementation of requiring an account to view tweets?

Atleast let us read the whole thread instead of a single post (with or without top replies).

It’s a rather different scenario. You bought the laptop, you own it. That used to mean something.

If Musk wants to paywall all Twitter content, or heck, rebrand it into a StarWars fan club, who cares? Not I. But I care about my computer.

You bought the laptop, so you own the hardware.

You did not buy the software, you only get a license, and that comes with it's own terms.

This would be the same guy who put a hard login wall on Twitter threads?

I mean, I suppose even a stopped clock is right twice a day, but if there's anyone who lacks credibility to complain about this...

Windows: the entrydrug into "personal" computing. /s You need to learn to hack and tweak it, before it gets personal again.

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