World's second richest person, Elon Musk, recently bought a new laptop and discovered that he could not use it without an Microsoft account (MSA). Not happy with the revelation, the high-profile figure in the tech space, wrote on X that if logging in via a Microsoft account is the only way to login into computers then it the company's AI (Copilot) access to user data.
"Just bought a new PC laptop and it won’t let me use it unless I create a Microsoft account, which also means giving their AI access to my computer! This is messed up," the billionaire wrote on X. "There used to be an option to skip signing into or creating a Microsoft account."
Just bought a new PC laptop and it won’t let me use it unless I create a Microsoft account, which also means giving their AI access to my computer! This is messed up.There used to be an option to skip signing into or creating a Microsoft account.
Are you seeing this too?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2024
"This is not cool of Microsoft," Elon Musk said, adding in a different post: "But since they now require that you use their services just to use your computer, Microsoft can effectively shut off your computer!" The X owner wrote this after Malaysian commentator and social media influencer Ian Miles Cheong claimed that according to Microsoft's code of conduct, the tech giant can disable users access to their services (Office, Windows, etc.) "if they don’t like what you’re saying".
But since they now require that you use their services just to use your computer, @Microsoft can effectively shut off your computer! https://t.co/jr8gPXotR9— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2024
Microsoft first started test-driving the MSA requirement in a Windows 11 Insider build back in February of 2022 to provide a "smooth user experience" and "improved security".
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