Background: I appreciate the value proposition of synching my google profile. In my company computer, my google account is inaccessible, so I have no synching… tolerable.

Microsoft account offers a similar synching feature, with a questionable value proposition. Password synch is tricky.

Q: what if I update my account password on microsoft.com, but frequently (like 90%) need to log in on my laptops without inet connection?
A: the laptop log-in could fail. A show-stopper. For this reason, I don’t use micrsoft account at all. It is an unwanted dependency on something beyond my control.