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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              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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