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It’s nothing like the old backup apps. They were useful this is more forced cloud spyware which at this point is the entire OS now
It's optional as most things in Windows. Also if you do not use MS account where would backup be stored, how would you restore it? :)
Here are more reputable sources:
Have not used it myself, but I think most if not all of this was already available through Settings so it's nothing new. LazyAdmin article seems to state the same.
“Reputable.”
You mean sponsored.
No, meant reputable, because 1st one is MS article and those 2 others are blogs that I have read in the past and have not had much issues with their content (also I skimmed through them)
Wow that’s where you draw the line? Exfiltration! Fuck me.
I draw the line at anticompetitive design and leverage system as an excuse with all this spyware is just more indicators from Microsoft that they can’t compete in an open market.
Linux is a real alternative now to Windows with proton kick some serious ass for gamers. There isn’t a whole lot missing now from the good distros now. It’s time to start showing enterprises just how good Linux is and how that bottom line improves vastly along with privacy without the risk of OS spyware AND rent charging.
Cool story.
To quote Nutella himself “Defaults are the only thing that matter”.
I mean, apart from...
Apart from the entire OS is spyware
https://www.techspot.com/news/97535-windows-11-spyware-machine-out-users-control.html#:~:text=Many%20of%20the%20Windows%2011,or%20web%20browsing%20activity%20needed.