ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft has blocked the bypass that allowed you to create a local account during Windows 11 setup by typing in a blocked email addresswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft has blocked the bypass that allowed you to create a local account during Windows 11 setup by typing in a blocked email addresswww.tomshardware.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square239fedilink
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoSo Microsoft is essentially doing what Google and Apple have been doing for years and we think Microsoft are anti consumer because of this?
minus-squaresnail_hunter@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWho said google and apple aren’t anti-consumer?
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI think an email address is required to access their respective app stores, but is it actually required for creating an account?
minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNo, you don’t need an Apple ID to setup an Apple laptop or other iDevice.
So Microsoft is essentially doing what Google and Apple have been doing for years and we think Microsoft are anti consumer because of this?
Yes
Who said google and apple aren’t anti-consumer?
I think an email address is required to access their respective app stores, but is it actually required for creating an account?
No, you don’t need an Apple ID to setup an Apple laptop or other iDevice.