Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
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Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#2I've has MS-DOS and/or Windows as one of my boot options on all of my systems for gaming purposes for 30+ years, but the day they mandate a Microsoft account is the day I finally ditch them all together.
Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#3So basically the android approach
Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#4This might be old news. The “Offline Account” link appears in Windows 10 Pro but not Windows 10 Home. It’s unclear which version this is.
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/222344/microsoft...
Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#5I use Linux, I am pretty ambivalent about Windows, I don't like adware and telemetry in my paid-for software but if they really start doing that honestly that will irritate me enough to start pushing people to Ubuntu when that's possible.
Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#6Unplug the network cable before you launch the installer.
This was discussed too https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22382710
Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#7If you are not Internet connected during the install, the system will still offer you the option to proceed with the creation of a local account.
Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#8So basically the android approach
Nope, windows phone took the Android approach.
Anyways, android is usable without signing into a google account. You can use the Amazon app store (which has most of popular apps), or fdroid or download apk files yourself like windows of old.
Windows is a paid product, Android is not. Apart from including ridiculous ads and telemetry some of which can't be disabled, Windows seems to be taking user hosting steps every day.
Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#9I use Linux, I am pretty ambivalent about Windows, I don't like adware and telemetry in my paid-for software but if they really start doing that honestly that will irritate me enough to start pushing people to Ubuntu when that's possible.
Well, if the software is paid in full, there are no ads.
Re: Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for international Windows users
#10So basically the android approach
Nope, windows phone took the Android approach. Anyways, android is usable without signing into a google account. You can use the Amazon app store (which has most of popular apps), or fdroid or download apk files yourself like windows of old. Windows is a paid product, Android is not. Apart from including ridiculous ads and telemetry some of which can't be disabled, Windows seems to be taking user hosting steps every…
The fact that you have to actively and deliberately fork over cash for Windows, but not for Android, where it's hidden -- that really seems to trip people up.