• atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    The only reason these things haven’t happened is that Microsoft was banned from doing them back in the 90s. They absolutely wanted to require a Microsoft Account (then called a Passport) in Windows XP. The ban was in place until just after Windows 7 came out.

    Blame the government for doing nothing to protect consumers since 1999.