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Upcoming Windows 11 builds cannot install without internet and Microsoft Account

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268 points tech234a | 1 comments | 29 Mar 25 04:13 UTC | HN request time: 1.268s | source
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mythz ◴[29 Mar 25 06:23 UTC] No.43513251[source]▶
All these user hostile behavior finally tipped me over the edge last year after I started to get Windows 10 EOL popups. No way I was going to "upgrade" to a ad/spyware/subscription ridden MS marketing platform and be constantly nagged at to try out more of their services.

Moved to a Fedora Desktop, liberating to move back to an conflict-free OS whose primary focus is to serve its users, imagine that.

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atemerev ◴[29 Mar 25 08:15 UTC] No.43513735[source]▶
Windows is a launcher for games, there is no other use for this system (correction: it still runs some specialized professional software that is too expensive to port). And now, even most of the games work on Linux too.
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Ylpertnodi ◴[29 Mar 25 08:44 UTC] No.43513868[source]▶
I have lots of windows (mainly music) software that I need, let alone outright purchased, and isn't available on Linux.
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1. atemerev ◴[29 Mar 25 09:30 UTC] No.43514071[source]▶
It is usually available on Macs. Of course, there is still some specialized software for Windows, e.g. many CADs. But all these things are now marginal. If you are a software engineer and use Windows for your work, you are now a minority.