ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoMicrosoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online accountwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square176fedilinkarrow-up1687arrow-down16 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1681arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online accountwww.theverge.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square176fedilink cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareLfrith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·22 days agoThat’s unfortunate. Looks like thinkpads aren’t worth getting. I generally do not trust manfucturer preinstalled OS.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoOnly if you want to run Windows on that model I guess. My kid has an E16 AMD and installed Fedora Linux from a USB no problem.
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days ago I generally do not trust manfucturer preinstalled OS. Especially pertinent for Lenovo.
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoI would still get a ThinkPad, but then, I would never be putting Windows on it anyway.
That’s unfortunate. Looks like thinkpads aren’t worth getting. I generally do not trust manfucturer preinstalled OS.
Only if you want to run Windows on that model I guess. My kid has an E16 AMD and installed Fedora Linux from a USB no problem.
Especially pertinent for Lenovo.
I would still get a ThinkPad, but then, I would never be putting Windows on it anyway.