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    • bigkahuna1986@lemmy.mlEnglish
      222·
      8 months ago

      I for one get all my opinions from Elon Musk. Saves time and energy trying to come up with my own!

        • Haha@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          Each comment section hates the posts about elon yet they keep popping up as if it was interesting. I mean its clear to me, but hmm, what if i was a bot. That would be fun for a day.

  • Adderbox76@lemmy.caEnglish
    14·
    8 months ago

    How about we go a step further and say that I don’t want to have to sign into ANY online account to access my computer.

    If I disconnect my Ethernet cable, I can still log in and get work done. That should be the absolute MINIMUM that is expected of any operating system.

    Linux is sometimes a royal pain in the ass, but it’s for precisely that reason that it’s important that it and Foss options like it are supported.

  • ctobrien84@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    8 months ago

    You don’t have to. It isn’t required. I setup end points everyday with local users.

    • AChiTenshi@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      102·
      8 months ago

      For the general consumer Microsoft is making it as hidden as possible to make a local user during installation.

      When I had to reinstall windows a month or two ago the option to make a local machine user was not there until I unplugged the ethernet or brought up a terminal to force the installer to show the option.

      • IHawkMike@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        8 months ago

        To be fair, for the average consumer there are huge advantages to using a MSA.

        Both Windows Hello and OneDrive bring both security and convenience to non-technical people in a big way.

        There is no good reason the average non-techie user should be using a local Windows account in a cloud world.

        • mihies@kbin.social
          2·
          8 months ago

          Even if it is so, giving a clear and easy option to opt for local account instead, would be the right way.

        • Adderbox76@lemmy.caEnglish
          11·
          8 months ago

          There’s plenty of reason, especially looking at what’s been happening in the last year.

          I PAID for that computer (presumably with a hard drive) so why should I have to agree to my data being stored in someone elses server to be used to train the AI that will eventually land microsoft support services workers on the unemployment line?

          Step one: I buy a computer.

          Step two: Computer manufacture pays MS a licensing fee.

          Step three: MS takes all of our data and trains their AI, which they can then monetize for use by other companies, making even more money.

          Step four: Microsoft’s AI replaces basic Frontline workers (tech support, help lines, bug tickets, etc…) saving even MORE money.

          Why in the actual hell would I contribute to that?

          • IHawkMike@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            8 months ago

            So you classify yourself as an average consumer or a non-techie when it comes to computers?

            • Adderbox76@lemmy.caEnglish
              1·
              8 months ago

              I generally consider myself half-way between the two, leaning more towards techie than normal consumer. I use Linux, I know how a computer works and what all the hardware does. But I don’t program (except for easy stuff like lua), I don’t build Linux from scratch or compile source code, etc… etc… etc…

              I just want a computer that works, and a computer that, if I unplug my internet, I can still log on and use my word processor, or drawing application, etc…

  • Psaldorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    8 months ago

    Wait until he uses Geforce Experience… oh boy. Every time it makes me log in AND THEN VERIFY MY EMAIL.