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AFAIK the original releases of OS X by default did not require a login and simply booted to desktop, same as Win 9x/XP. The distinction is these systems, even
by spijdar 6y ago
AFAIK the original releases of OS X by default did not require a login and simply booted to desktop, same as Win 9x/XP.
The distinction is these systems, even if they would never ask you for a password or allow you to forgo a password altogether (like WinXP) still have the notion of user accounts and privilege separation/process isolation. It's a lot easier to fake them not being there then to retrofit them.