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Re:QEMU-iOS, an emulator for legacy Apple devices by lxgr on Thursday December 14, 2023 @09:51AM (#38641950)
I really don’t think that’s true. Apple sells music, movies and subscriptions on platforms other than their own (iTunes for Windows, Apple TV and Music for Android etc.), and these require Apple IDs as well.

I dislike many aspects of Apple’s service offerings, but not being able to log in on non-Apple devices was never one of them.

Re:QEMU-iOS, an emulator for legacy Apple devices by beeboobaa on Thursday December 14, 2023 @09:53AM (#38641987)
This is about the Apple Developer Console "Account Holder" account which has different requirements from a normal apple id. See https://developer.apple.com/support/authentication/

This page now claims that you need a "trusted device" or a "trusted phone number". If true, this is different from how it was in the past. Sadly I have no way to check, since I'm not paying another $100 to sign up with a new account just to prove a point.

Re:QEMU-iOS, an emulator for legacy Apple devices by lxgr on Thursday December 14, 2023 @09:56AM (#38642016)
Interesting, I wasn’t aware they have a separate tier for that!

Hopefully they’ll allow security keys there eventually then.