ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months 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-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 9 months agomessage-square236fedilink
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months 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-up0·9 months 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-up0·9 months agoNo, you don’t need an Apple ID to setup an Apple laptop or other iDevice.
minus-squaresnail_hunter@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months 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