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[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago

Idk about you guys but I got sick of using an os that obviously doesn't want me to use it.

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Can't tell if he's joking considering all of his videos as a former MSFT engineer.

Then again, he is a former MSFT engineer lol.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/

I’m sure rufus will also still remove requirements

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

He's a former Microsoft engineer for those who don't know

[–] breakingcups@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

At this point it's much easier to just pirate Windows 11 Enterprise with massgrave.dev. But then again, you could also just install any Windows 10 version and sneakily activate ESU without an account. But at that point, it is even easier nowadays to just install Linux.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I like Dave's channels and content. But God I hope he doesn't start trying to wade into these sorts of debates with "hot takes". Nothing positive will come of publicly taking a side on this issue on Twitter/Bluesky for him.

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[–] medem@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Reminds me of the most traumatising conversation I've had in a good while, which included the following (abridged) exchange:

Me: You do know that, if payment for your yearly M365 fees fails for some reason, or you simply don't want or don't care about it anymore and let your subscription expire, you will get read-only access to your OWN data, which is stored in YOUR computer, and unable to create new files in Office ?

Him: So what? If you have a newspaper subscription and you stop paying, you won't get the newspaper anymore, that's just how subscriptions work.

...

I am not talking about a 10 year old. This is a 50+ year old dude who does entrepreneur's consulting for a living.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

*so far

Until they alter the deal, again

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah but the demographic that will do this is like infinitesimally small. It’s fine, techies always know how to stick it to the man, but they succeed with most people so they get what they want. Not a dispute just a comment.

[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't you need a phone number to create an account?

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No, I'm farming bing rewards with fake searches to convert that in groceries gift cards (a random bing search made with a Microsoft edge user agent gives you €0.003 and the sponsored ones give €0.012) so I have a dozen Microsoft accounts. They only ask the phone number when you redeem the bing points, not when signing up, and one time I got an a/b test where I could avoid giving my phone number (number must be unique and not used in another Microsoft account, unfortunately) if I agreed to install the bing app malware on a smartphone

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (10 children)

You don't even need Microsoft burner account

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Just make a burner first-born for the initial sacrifice pledge & then make other local children as you please.

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