ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days 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-square236fedilinkarrow-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 · 26 days agomessage-square236fedilink
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days 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-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days 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-up0·26 days agoNo, you don’t need an Apple ID to setup an Apple laptop or other iDevice.
minus-squaresnail_hunter@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoWho said google and apple aren’t anti-consumer?
So Microsoft is essentially doing what Google and Apple have been doing for years and we think Microsoft are anti consumer because of this?
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.
Who said google and apple aren’t anti-consumer?
Yes