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2 days agoThe only reason these things haven’t happened is that Microsoft was banned from doing them back in the 90s. They absolutely wanted to require a Microsoft Account (then called a Passport) in Windows XP. The ban was in place until just after Windows 7 came out.
Blame the government for doing nothing to protect consumers since 1999.
My, admittedly limited, experience with private trackers is pretty much the only time I have seen power tripping worse than Reddit mods.