People are OK with a dictator as long as they think they are acting in their interest.
See Apple, but also US politics.
See Apple, but also US politics.
I stopped using Windows when Microsoft made it obvious that they fully intend to force users to use an online account to log into their own local machine.
Requiring an online account if you want to use optional online features was perfectly acceptable.
Needing an online account to access your own PC?
Absolutely not.