> Macs don't require an Apple account to function either. i helped someone setup their macbook air M1 a few days ago. the least i can say is that they were ask

> Macs don't require an Apple account to function either. i helped someone setup their macbook air M1 a few days ago. the least i can say is that they were asked to create an apple ID and they were asked for a phone number. those steps were not skippable. i was disturbed to say the least because i was recommending them to skip those steps and enter that information when they felt comfortable. an OS should only care about the user account. but two accounts and external identification were needed in this case.