Comment on Microsoft doesn't allow passwords greater than 16 characters in lengthComments−vacri14yIs a Microsoft Live account needed to use Windows 8? If so, that's a far bigger WTF than a 16-char password.−missing_cipher14yNo, it isn't required, but they encourage it.−guelo14yIt's the trend started by Android and then followed by iOS and also begun on OSX. It's not quite required but you're pretty much going to want a cloud account.−wideroots14yIf I remember correctly, most of Modern UI apps won't be accessible without a Microsoft account.−joenathan14yWell you can't get into the store without a Live account, and Modern UI apps can't be installed from outside the store.−illuminate14yYou can sideload them.−illuminate14yApps that require Live services require a Live account I imagine, but nothing else seems to have.
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Is a Microsoft Live account needed to use Windows 8? If so, that's a far bigger WTF than a 16-char password.
No, it isn't required, but they encourage it.
It's the trend started by Android and then followed by iOS and also begun on OSX. It's not quite required but you're pretty much going to want a cloud account.
If I remember correctly, most of Modern UI apps won't be accessible without a Microsoft account.
Well you can't get into the store without a Live account, and Modern UI apps can't be installed from outside the store.
You can sideload them.
Apps that require Live services require a Live account I imagine, but nothing else seems to have.