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Re:Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local ... by daemin on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:13AM (#40787542)
Doesn't Apple require you to have an online account to log into a Mac to use it?
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Re:Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local ... by trvr on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:19AM (#40787609)
No, you can set up a Mac with a local account without any weird hacks during setup.
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Re:Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local ... by nordsieck on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:20AM (#40787627)
> Doesn't Apple require you to have an online account to log into a Mac to use it?

There's some iCloud integration, but I don't think your login is an iCloud account, it's just a local account.

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Re:Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local ... by tapoxi on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:39AM (#40787831)
No. There's a prompt to use iCloud but it's not a requirement. I don't need/want iCloud so I've never logged in on mine.
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Re:Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local ... by capital_guy on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:45AM (#40787905)
No
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Re:Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local ... by speedylight on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @05:18PM (#40793733)
You can use an Apple ID but it’s optional and it’s not tied to the user account unlike windows. A Mac OS user is basically like creating a user account on a Linux machine!
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