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   DFS to CrudeSausage   
   Re: Windows running like a dog preferred   
   14 Jan 26 10:45:03   
   
   From: nospam@dfs.com   
      
   On 1/13/2026 7:07 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:25:28 -0500, DFS wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 1/13/2026 1:55 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>> ... but you repeat yourself.   
   >>>   
   >>> On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 10:01:52 -0500, DFS wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> As I recall, the very first Chromebooks wouldn't let you save anything   
   >>>> locally. I have to assume they long ago overcame that restriction.   
   >>>   
   >>> Whereas Microsoft are moving in the opposite direction, aren’t they?   
   >>> Taking away the option to save your documents locally, and forcing you   
   >>> to put them in the cloud.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> You must've gotten hold of that special "Linux Advocate Edition" of   
   >> Windows 11.   
   >   
   > Where is he wrong?   
      
   When he said "Taking away the option to save your documents locally, and   
   forcing you to put them in the cloud."   
      
   Both are lies.   
      
      
      
   > If you don't use Rufus to create a modified version of   
   > the Windows ISO, the installation will require you to log in with your   
   > Microsoft account and will push for you to use OneDrive. By default,   
   > Microsoft Office also saves to the cloud rather than locally and will   
   > continue to push the cloud even after you've already saved a document   
   > locally.   
      
   Larry said "forcing you to put them in the cloud".   
      
   100% pure bullshit, but entirely typical of lying Linux advocates.   
      
      
      
   > I'm not sure why you're denying this. Anyone who has installed Windows   
   > (and I have repeatedly, something you constantly point out) knows that   
   > Lawrence is being more or less honest here.   
      
   "more or less honest"   
      
   ha!  Shades of shitv.   
      
      
      
      
   > Sure, they don't _force_ you to put it on the cloud   
      
   Exactly.  So then why are you defending Larry's lies?   
      
      
      
   > and they didn't remove the option to save locally,   
   > but they might as well have.   
      
   meaningless   
      
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