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   Steve Hayes to Alan   
   Re: Do the non-Apple common consumer ope   
   09 Jul 24 04:17:19   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   XPost: alt.privacy   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Mon, 8 Jul 2024 10:54:12 -0700, Alan  wrote:   
      
   >On 2024-06-30 09:31, Larry Wolff wrote:   
      
   >> It's a worthwhile privacy concern to think about which operating systems   
   >> are designed to require logging into the maker's servers for most of the   
   >> vital essential services that comprise the core of the operating system.   
   >   
   >What "vital essential services" would those be?   
      
   My concerns are not so much "privacy" as working.   
      
   "Vital essential services" would be things like saving your work,   
   accessing your data on a laptop when away from home or in any other   
   circumstances where an internet connection is not available.   
      
      
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