Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agoMicrosoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down15
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30www.tomshardware.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoBack in the days of Dinosaurs and AOL CDs, you could just go to Best Buy and buy a CD with the Windows software and a key was printed on a scratch-off panel. You could even just buy a key electronically from some grey market websites.
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoIt was still like that up until Windows 8, at least.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·3 hours agoRight, well, its not 2003 anymore
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 hours agoWhat’s your point? Is it now somehow no longer physically possible to sell product keys in store due to some higher decree?
Back in the days of Dinosaurs and AOL CDs, you could just go to Best Buy and buy a CD with the Windows software and a key was printed on a scratch-off panel.
You could even just buy a key electronically from some grey market websites.
It was still like that up until Windows 8, at least.
Right, well, its not 2003 anymore
What’s your point? Is it now somehow no longer physically possible to sell product keys in store due to some higher decree?