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Re:Tell HN: Full macOS reinstall because Apple ID by _rs on Saturday January 08, 2022 @01:36PM (#29854659)
I wonder what Apple’s explanation/justification for this is?
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Re:Tell HN: Full macOS reinstall because Apple ID by sneak on Friday January 21, 2022 @02:55PM (#30029084)
My guess would be that iCloud UX is designed around a lifestyle with a single account per person, and they want their staff's UX patterns to mirror their customers' as closely as possible.

When you wake up in bed you don't grab two phones, you grab one.

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Re:Tell HN: Full macOS reinstall because Apple ID by GeekyBear on Saturday January 08, 2022 @03:12PM (#29855670)
One of the account recovery methods is to request that Apple email you an "unlock my iCloud account" web link.

If they were to send that email to your locked iCloud account, you wouldn't be able to receive it.

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Re:Tell HN: Full macOS reinstall because Apple ID by hobs on Saturday January 08, 2022 @02:59PM (#29855539)
Operating by fiat? Because they can.
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