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Re:App Store Subscriptions by givinguflac on Friday September 02, 2016 @04:42PM (#12416124)
El Capitan definitely doesn't require you to create an account OR enter a credit card number, I've done it on plenty of machines. Obviously you have to create an account if you want to use iCloud, but you can simply choose not to.
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Re:App Store Subscriptions by aah3o45okf on Friday September 02, 2016 @05:05PM (#12416287)
I believe you, but the OS told me to upgrade to El Capitan using the App Store and the App Store told me I had to log in to iCloud and iCloud told me I had to give it a credit card. I believe you that there is a way around it, but there is also a way around getting upgraded to Windows 10. If the OS doesn't tell the average user about it, it's not part of the UX.
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Re:App Store Subscriptions by hyperknot on Saturday September 03, 2016 @03:50AM (#12418217)
You can select "no credit card" or similar when creating an Apple account. It's hidden behind a button but definitely possible.
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