> mandatory iTunes activation Did macOS ever have mandatory activation? Because I have used it for a long time and have never needed that. You need some way to

> mandatory iTunes activation Did macOS ever have mandatory activation? Because I have used it for a long time and have never needed that. You need some way to get a new OS version, which was buying a new macOS version on a disk (back in the day), then on the app store, and then it was a free upgrade from the app store. But you never needed an account to run the actual OS.