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of all the things Microsoft does with Windows, using a Microsoft account to log in to your computer bothers me the least.

Probably because I've had a Microsoft account for ages. The first email account I ever had was a hotmail.com address (that is the account I'm still using though I don't use it for email anymore).

Like I get why other people don't like it, I think you should be able to log into your personal computer without using a account tied to a external service but at the same time it gets a big ol' 🤷🏾‍♂️ from me

@packetcat yeah same, the microsoft account thing means i haven't had to type a windows license key for, huh, 12 years? lol

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@eramdam @packetcat me neither but just because somehow my computer has kept its license through a ton of upgrades

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