MS Acct vs Local acct

lehnerus2000 said:

That's ridiculous.

What? It is ridiculous that an app with its main function being sync your calendar online so that it can be used on any device without a need to add appointments and reminders separately on each calendar requires an online account? It is as much ridiculous as to complain that to use the Mail App you need an email account.

There are plenty of alternatives in the store, free calendar apps you can download and install on a local account in Windows 10. There's also a free Gmail Calendar app, as you know a Google account is God sent whereas the similar account from MS is Devil's tool, so why not simply install the Gmail Calendar?

A few rhetorical questions to those "Let's see what evil we can find today in Microsoft's free services" geeks: How many of you have an Android or iOS device? Why is it that although both of them constantly "call home" and they are almost impossible to use without a Gmail account or an Apple ID, you have no objections to that? What is the difference, how on earth is it OK, acceptable and not an issue that in order to really use your Android device, you need to use a Gmail account, but at the same time when in Windows the choice is there, you can decide if you want to use an MS account or not, it's the Worst Thing Ever Heard?

Interesting though how it seems that you are running out of weapons. Complaining about an online service requiring an online account? What next?

Kari

And what is the issue? Why would it be such an agony to create an MS Account? If they already use email and have an address, using the existing email, or if they don't have any email address get one free from the MS.

Kari said:

And what is the issue? Why would it be such an agony to create an MS Account? If they already use email and have an address, using the existing email, or if they don't have any email address get one free from the MS.

I agree,, I just set up a Hotmail account a while back and I really never use it for anything other than logging into Windows 8.1 or Windows 10. It's not like MS is collecting any more information than other email services do and I really don't get any spam in my Hotmail account.. YMMV

Jeff

Kari said:

What? It is ridiculous that an app with its main function being sync your calendar online so that it can be used on any device without a need to add appointments and reminders separately on each calendar requires an online account?

If it only works when you are connected to the Internet, then it is almost useless.

I have a local calendar.
It keeps track of my reminders even if the Internet is down.

Kari said:

A few rhetorical questions to those "Let's see what evil we can find today in Microsoft's free services" geeks: How many of you have an Android or iOS device? Why is it that although both of them constantly "call home" and they are almost impossible to use without a Gmail account or an Apple ID, you have no objections to that?

I don't own any devices of that type.

A phone service at least has the (feeble) excuse that it needs to know when you are connected to the network in case you need to ... you know ... send or receive phone calls.

Wynona said:

I've had a Hotmail account since (who knows when!) and as you say, Microsoft doesn't collect any more info that other providers do. I also have an @live email addy as well.

My life is so simplified that I don't need a calendar . . . my husband is my calendar! I just ask him when my next appointment is and he tells me. :)

LOL.. Erin does the same for me.. oh and I have Desktop ICalendar Lite..

lehnerus2000 said:

If it only works when you are connected to the Internet, then it is almost useless.

No. it only needs connection when setting up.

Kari said:

No. it only needs connection when setting up.

Well that is a "different kettle of fish". :)