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by lotsofpulp 561 days ago
I asked for it. A lot less time spent doing tech support when backing up and restoring a device is as simple as logging into an iCloud account.

Obviously, it shouldn’t be mandatory, but the ease of use surely benefits the majority of the population. Having to reinstall the operating system every now and then was not tenable.
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hulitu 561 days ago
> but the ease of use

You mean the ease of restoring Windows. Why do i have to click 2 times in Win 11 to select another window on the taskbar ?

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lotsofpulp 561 days ago
No clue, haven’t used Windows in over a decades.

But I mean ease of use, overall. Before, you have issues with your computing device, you have to troubleshoot how to get data off of it, transfer it, possible avoid malware, maybe have to pay someone to help you.

Now, you set it to backup to iCloud, and if something happens to the hardware you buy a new device and login, and you’re good to go. Or if it’s software, you might have to reinstall (I never have had to).

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