Well, Microsoft is getting ready to annoy its faithful Windows 10 user base with yet another prompt. This time, Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to switch from using a local account to their online Microsoft account.

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Haven’t they done this since like Windows 8 or even 7? Thought it was pretty much mandatory already tbh.

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Not really. There’s always a skip or cancel button or “sign in another way” prompt somewhere. I think this means they’re going to start prompting people more often.

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ah this one is easy, it’s called use linux.

Stop coping and use linux.

This has been: your local linux user, thank you for having me.

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This crap is getting annoying. Most people are office workers with no say about their day to day OS.

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ok

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Office workers will not be getting pestered to sign up for a Microsoft account.

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you best be sure they’ll be paying for it though!

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I love how microsoft is becoming more and more supportive of linux!! Thanks

(by making the switch to linux more enticing)

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ITT: dudes stroking their cocks with the thought of Linux numbers increasing.

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2024 is the year of the Linux desktop

/s

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2 points

All shall tremble before the might of the obscure OS with their mighty percentage usage of…

checks usage

3.77%!

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[Users being treated as owners of their hardware instead of sheep to fleece]

Linux people: oh fuck yeah spread it

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SAAAAR DO NOT REDEEM THE LINUX INSTALL SAAAAAR

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I had switched to Linux the moment they introduced Win10 and telemetry back when, with great success. Dual booted for a long time for gaming but even that is no longer needed now since a few years ago. built my first amd only rig in 2019 which was a game changer.

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Boy were you ever late. :p I switched when Win2k was no longer viable & the option would have been WinXP - that was already phoning home.

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I made it through until Win11 announced (Had to because of work). Once 11 was announced I just said fuck it, and have been Linux since.

I no longer have any computers in my house running windows except a 10 year old Laptop that is available for the really weird and off windows requirements (like ESPHome programming)

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