Just like the phone needs a google account, the computer might end up needing a microsoft account. That does not make it *my* account nor require that *I* use it. Like the phone, it will simply be to keep the computer in minimal happiness.
You are right though, and it would be nice it stayed a stand-alone OS. It might end up being the stray that drives more people to an alternate OS. Or maybe not. i Things have required apple accounts for decades -- but then again -- I would not expect anything different from the iThing crowd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Hilliard [mailto:n...@foobar.org] > Sent: Saturday, 1 August, 2015 06:05 > To: Keith Medcalf; nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Windows 10 Release > > On 01/08/2015 03:27, Keith Medcalf wrote: > > It just means that you cannot use the crappy apps or the crappy app > store. > > which is fine until Microsoft ties in future software upgrades to the app > store and you find that you can't upgrade without tying yourself into a > Microsoft account. > > E.g. just like they did with the Windows 8.0 to 8.1 upgrade. > > Nick
