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The Downfall and Enshittification of Microsoft in 2026 | Caio Bianchi (caio.ca)
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[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

And in what way is usability hampered if I don't activate it?

It's been awhile for me too, but iirc, you can't change the wallpaper or other theme options and you get a persistent watermark in the lower right corner trying to shame you into activating. Otherwise it's mostly normal functionality. Pretty sure you even get updates, though I may be wrong on that one.