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A lot of big companies make this mistake and dont see how it hurts them.

I’m almost at a tipping point of leaving windows because of the weird account integrations.

Even my Mac nags me to log in. Why do I have to log in online to use a computer? This bothers gen x at least.

And I use google products way less than I would because of all the login requirements.



Same. I already left windows because of the weird integrations, continuous cpu use, intrusive analytics, slow WSL, and forced reboots.

Linux doesn't do any of that or bug you about logging in. It's been a breath of fresh air. I have a windows VM in case I absolutely have to have Office365, but so far LibreOffice has been great.

No doubt that Facebook is losing people over it, but they're gaining what they care about most -- your data.




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