Ridiculous effort? It’s the same amount of effort as flashing a Linux ISO. You have to flash an ISO to install the OS anyway, and you have to use some kind of tool.
Any anyway, being logged in to a Microsoft account doesn’t make my Windows experience bad. It’s not unacceptable to me to need an account to use Windows 11. Personally I’m gonna need to be logged in to access my Xbox digital content anyway, and if you’re not gaming on Windows I don’t even know what we are doing on this platform.
But anyway there’s a workaround that’s no more difficult than an ISO flash for those who don’t like it.
Windows 10 users won’t stop complaining about small issues like this and they had the same types of complaints with Windows 10 and previous versions.
I think it would be better for them to just switch to Linux and stop clinging to Windows 10 like they clung to 7 and XP way beyond their expiration dates.
>Ridiculous effort? It’s the same amount of effort as flashing a Linux ISO.
I suggest you leave that little bubble you're in behind.
Imagine your average user, who just wants a damn PC that works for web browsing, writing up word docs and watching a few movies or using their Spotify and browser to visit YouTube. Now imagine asking them if they think the ISO effort is easy. If you like, also imagine the average slightly elderly user who's put effort into making themselves learn the essentials of a typical Windows PC, has finally gotten comfy with its layout, and then suddenly, their stupid little taskbar is in the wrong place because "fuck you user, that's why" courtesy of Microsoft.
Do you think these people would or even should think "flashing a Linux ISO" is as simple as wiping one's ass? Do you think they would even know what such a step means? They shouldn't need to given the broadly spread user base for Windows machines.
The average user you describe doesn’t care if they have to login using a Microsoft account, and probably need to do so anyway if they have any Xbox content or a Microsoft 365 license.
Mac computers are the same way. While macOS lets you use the system without an Apple ID, you’d be hard pressed to find a consumer user who isn’t logged in for one reason or another, whether it’s the Mac App Store or iCloud Photos or something like that.
