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Re:Is Apple checking images we view in the Finder? by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Saturday January 21, 2023 @04:10PM (#34470566)
I use Linux but have a barebones Windows 10 install for one stupid stressful game that doesn't work on Linux due to anticheat. I audibly groan when rebooting to Windows to play.

With that said I can still use Windows without a Microsoft account.

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Re:Is Apple checking images we view in the Finder? by daf203723087 on Saturday January 21, 2023 @04:43PM (#34470891)
> With that said I can still use Windows without a Microsoft account.

Only because you are a power-user and know the magic trick to perform when installing Windows to avoid signing in with a Microsoft account.

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Re:Is Apple checking images we view in the Finder? by CharlesW on Saturday January 21, 2023 @04:53PM (#34470985)
> With that said I can still use Windows without a Microsoft account.

It sounds like you may not realize that you have never needed an Apple account (i.e. an Apple ID, which might call an "iCloud account") to use macOS. No magic tricks are required, although some Apple services will naturally not be avaiable.

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Re:Is Apple checking images we view in the Finder? by LarryMullins on Saturday January 21, 2023 @06:49PM (#34472248)
Can you install homebrew without an Apple account? The last time I owned a mac (some years ago) it seemed as though I was required to have an Apple account to download the 'developer tools' required for homebrew to operate.
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