I only keep twitter installed so I can check service outages.
Why do I need a twitter account to do that?
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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and at the same time he only lets you use twitter with an account and killed thirdparty apps on mobile.
Can't believe I have to agree with this asshole for once.
Also, can't you just use pGina or GPO in place of a Microsoft account?
This shithead posts the stupidest shit and people make it viral.
I understand how people are fucked up about that
He's an idiot. You don't have to sign in to windows 11 to set it up, I literally do this daily. Not to mention corporate computers shouldn't be seeing the personal computer sign in screen to begin with unless it's in the hands of IT like me who would know what to do with it.
There used to be a skip button until about a month ago. Now, you just have to input bad creds and move forward.
Unlike Twitter, which actually locks down most of its site without an account...
Idiot just doesn't like getting called out for his idiocy and hypocrisy.
Oh, there’s no way Elon wants a machine with a company image on it.
He probably bought a Win11 S-mode laptop, not knowing what that was.
I also hate having to login every 10 minutes to another windows password shit because hey it's secure!
Cool yeah, no one wants to have to log in with a Twitter account either.
This just in: broken clock is right twice a day.
He's literally wrong. You can set up windows 11 devices without a sign in.
While being wrong about this, the idiot forces sign in to use twitter...
Not if broken because it's missing the hands
Oh dear, its 0:00. Time for me to go home...
It's implied it has hands.
No. Its pretty easy to work around. He just went right to twit to be a special baby boy.
Who gives a fuckingdickleshit about this asshole
No one. These are just bots shilling.
Everyone is a bot.
Even you ...
I'm not a boy (I'm three bots in a trenchcoat)
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.
You don't have to. It isn't required. I setup end points everyday with local users.
Business class is a different license. Likely enterprise or volume.
It requires some registry or command line crap to deal with it on consumer grade Windows.
Command line crap? yes. Registry crap? No.
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.
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.
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?
So you classify yourself as an average consumer or a non-techie when it comes to computers?
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...
Even if it is so, giving a clear and easy option to opt for local account instead, would be the right way.
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.
He only cares because it's annoying to him. He doesn't give a rats ass otherwise.
He's probably setting up to suggest Microsoft be required to support SSO so people can log in with twitter.
But then how is Microsoft going to subscription service us to death?
This title makes me decide never to upvote any post linking to pcgamer site. And never site the site of course.
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