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Comment by conartist6

1 day ago

Why would I need a Microsoft account to use Windows.

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red_admiral  20 hours ago

Microsoft may in future permanently disable the local-account workarounds. Being able to hind behind "legal reasons" just makes it worse.

croes  1 day ago

The point is, it’s not about verification but a simple date field.

Like those sites where you have to enter a birthdate before you can see the content

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