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Re:Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts by josefresco on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @12:38PM (#36602919)
Doesn't MacOS require an iCloud account for updates ... effectively making it "required" to use the OS?
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Re:Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts by sprawl_ on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @12:56PM (#36603232)
Mac App Store app updates, yes. macOS system updates, no.
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Re:Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts by sneak on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @08:36PM (#36609336)
Xcode / compiler - yes.
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Re:Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts by gunapologist99 on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @02:25PM (#36604824)
You also literally can't even launch an iPhone past the initial screens without creating/logging into an Apple account. At least Google lets you use an Android phone without forcing an account.
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Re:Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts by concinds on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @05:14PM (#36607213)
"Literally" untrue.
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Re:Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts by bun_at_work on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @03:58PM (#36606211)
AFAIK you only need an iCloud account to use iCloud related features, like the app store, syncing across devices, access to Apple services, etc. It's very much usable with just a local user.

Admittedly, they do heavily suggesting connecting an iCloud account.

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Re:Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts by hot_gril on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @08:00PM (#36609017)
Right. They bother a little about it, but some of my spare Macs have no iCloud account associated, and it's fine.
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