I work there and I’m not surprised.

You misspelled lust.

I once had a consultation with a surgeon about hemorrhoid surgery. Her recommendation was to use fiber supplements because it’s almost impossible to get enough fiber from food alone.

(I ended up getting a bidet, and now my fiber-poor garbage diet doesn’t cause that particular problem anymore )

I left out specifics because I didn’t want this thread to become a political debates, but I want to support the people running against fascists, because the fascists will do a hell of a lot worse than sell my contact information. I’d just much rather do it without getting harassed.

I’m fact you have to not be a MAGA worshipper to be a decent human being. It’s a hateful ideology exclusively for hateful people.

Not if you want to use both at the same time. Due example, I’ve wanted to have a local Gnome session that I leave signed in, and another session with different settings that I remote into.

To give one example, what if someone wants to have more than one set of options for the same app? That’s something I’ve needed before, and it’s really hard to accomplish if the app always looks in one specific place for its options.

Feel free to assume everyone is trying to stab you in the back all the time. Sounds like a miserable way to live to me, even if it keeps you marginally safer.

People follow laws. Even people who work for COMPANIES. Everyone is not out to get you.

That doesn’t say what you think it says. Microsoft partners are subject to the same confidentiality requirements as Microsoft itself.

The term “cloud” is a marketing vapor term

I’ma stop you right there. I’m a software engineer who’s implemented a lot of cloud-based stuff. It’s a term of art, not just a marketing word.

Microsoft makes is money by selling products and services. Your data is not nearly as valuable as you think it is.

That’s not how it works. Microsoft knows Windows will be used in medical settings. They know “but it’s a product for home users” won’t be an effective defense if they cause a HIPAA violation.

I’d be really surprised if it took as long as ten minutes.

The cloud is a shitload of computers connected in such a way that it’s far more reliable than any single computer, and so you don’t need to care about which computer is doing what.

Yes, those computers physically exist somewhere and are owned by someone, but saying the cloud doesn’t exist is just ridiculous. May as well say clouds in the sky don’t exist either because they’re just water.

People who don’t understand technology are hilarious in a sad kind of way.

And how long before the come into your house, steal your stuff, and kick your dog?

Even a lot of young people are simply unwilling to learn something different if there’s any way to avoid it. Your grandmother is not at all typical.

LOL. You really think Microsoft doesn’t have an army of lawyers ensuring they comply with laws like HIPAA?

Do you by any chance take a lot of photos on a phone that doesn’t have the capacity to store them all locally?