[gaius_baltar]

> Disclaimer I am not very familiar with Linux for Desktop - but to me this is an indication that we are not yet in the "just works" state for desktop linux.

Or it does just mean that while the Windows recurrent problems (how to create local accounts, disable telemetry, install 3rd party programs, etc.) are just seen as life as normal while Linux problems are seen as such.

[kyriakos]

The fact that the laptop is unusable under Linux feels more important, at least to me, than enforced Microsoft account login which is just an inconvenience. Of course your priorities may be different.