Anyone know if this affects Windows phone 10? It also uses all of the mentioned software.
Does not affect Windows Phone 8.
Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking from Windows 8 and Above
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Re: Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking from Windows 8 and Above
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But if you upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7, your existing log-on (which has no Live account connection) continues exactly as before.... It's not really a surprise if an app store needs an account. Are there any that don't?
.. until you try to install an app, at which point you're prompted to switch over your local account. Apparently you can get round this, but it's not the obvious or default path.
Yes. Also, if you start to use Cortana (which is off by default), Microsoft pushes you into converting your local PC account into a Microsoft Account (ie link your PC to your MSA email address).
Re: Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking from Windows 8 and Above
#143Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your choice ;-) Did you actually use Windows 10 you're complaining about?
I'm not complaining about Windows 10 in particular. I'm complaining about walled gardens and application "stores" that require an account in particular, even when they don't require payment information (making them not a store at all, just a walled application garden). And yes, I have used the Windows Store once or twice, but I don't see how that changes anything.
Does needing an account really make it a walled garden?
I borrow books and CDs from a public library: I need an account.
I borrow videos from BlockBuster or stream them from Netflix: I need an account.
I want to comment on HN or whatever: I need an account.
I want to get a job, I need an account (SSN etc).
Re: Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking from Windows 8 and Above
#144Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not complaining about Windows 10 in particular. I'm complaining about walled gardens and application "stores" that require an account in particular, even when they don't require payment information (making them not a store at all, just a walled application garden). And yes, I have used the Windows Store once or twice, but I don't see how that changes anything.
Does needing an account really make it a walled garden? I borrow books and CDs from a public library: I need an account. I borrow videos from BlockBuster or stream them from Netflix: I need an account. I want to comment on HN or whatever: I need an account. I want to get a job, I need an account (SSN etc).
In some cases, yes:
Want to borrow a book from another library because it's missing in yours?
Want to switch from Netflix to a different streaming provider, but don't want to lose all your history?
You can't easily because you're in their walled garden.