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Windows 11’s push for mandatory Microsoft accounts is hitting a nerve with users who say the change complicates setup, privacy, and basic PC ownership (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

My kids are a little older - just learned to read without sounding off the words - so I need to introduce parental controls. But you may see your purchase as an investment: a year from now, the hardware may be worth twice as much.

[–] epicshepich@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago

That's the main reason I jumped on them. I've seen an increasing trend of people selling old computers with the RAM and HDDs taken out