ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoMicrosoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online accountwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square176linkfedilinkarrow-up1686arrow-down16 cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squareLfrith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoThat’s unfortunate. Looks like thinkpads aren’t worth getting. I generally do not trust manfucturer preinstalled OS.
minus-squareddhlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months 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-up4·5 months ago I generally do not trust manfucturer preinstalled OS. Especially pertinent for Lenovo.
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months 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.