‘Only Windows 11 Pro supports local account at initial setup’ – Computer – News

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No, they can’t. …

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Because? That’s more like your opinion

Well, I also just want a local account, mainly for legacy reasons (lots of tools and scripts that don’t work (just directly) with MS accounts. But if the average user needs an account, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that (looking at iOS/ Android has been the norm for many years) and the integration with Office, mail, calendar, apps, mobile and licenses can only be a huge plus, so from MS you have all your substantiation about why this is necessary: ​​to get that integrated experience to offer.
So I myself will choose a W11 Pro license, Microsoft does not oblige me, they have been offering it for many years and just like I now have W10 Pro (mainly because of RDP) I don’t see why that would suddenly be a problem.

In that sense, the upgrade scenario is different from purchasing a completely new system, as you are dealing with an existing system where support is being removed and there is therefore some form of ‘compulsion’ to switch to the new version. of the OS, to continue to be provided with necessary security updates in 2025 and beyond.

What compulsion is that exactly? MS is going to sabotage existing PCs running W10? You get a cease-and-desist letter that you should buy W11 very soon or MS will sue you?

W10 will continue to work for a few more years. This is no exception with Windows, you also bought your W7 PC with the knowledge that one day W7 would be outdated and must be replaced.
You are always free to install Ubuntu or something like that or switch to Apple’s ecosystem and then demand endless support, but I think you’ll be disappointed and see that even Apple doesn’t keep releasing updates for an old OS for decades.

But also when purchasing a new system, you may be able to see from the perspective of the monopoly position that MS has acquired within the consumer market, and the social requirement – also from the government – to have access to an internet-connected PC. , even speaking of the necessary imbalance of power to label this as compulsive consent.
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Games are therefore for entertainment, and it is not about fundamental matters such as government services that are only accessible digitally or that rely heavily on MS Office (such as with the UWV and approved templates for application letters seem to be a thing).

Again, Office is not Windows-only so you can do your UWV affairs via Apple etc. Even if it were Windows-only, would the problem be with Microsoft or with the UWV, among others, who enforce ridiculous vendor lock-ins? Would you then complain at the counter at the UWV that they have to improve such requirements

Other digital stuff sometimes works even better on iOS/Android than on Windows so how that would be a monopoly…

I myself work a lot with Powershell, Windows is very handy for that, but it is also possible from a Mac or Linux system, in the end if I really don’t want Windows I can ‘evade’ to Python or something like that so no obligation, it’s just a lot nicer to work with

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