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> for mac you can say this device doesn't connect to the internet. but as soon as you do it phones home. Yes, but to clarify the specific point, you still do n
by brimble 5y ago
> for mac you can say this device doesn't connect to the internet. but as soon as you do it phones home.
Yes, but to clarify the specific point, you still do not need an Apple account to use a Mac, even if it's phoning home.
- m463 5y agoI believe you need one to download apps though. for instance, I think the apps that come with the mac from the store don't reappear if you recover the OS unless you sign into the app store.
- brimble 5y agoThat might well be true. I only use the Mac App Store to download Xcode and update first-party software, so I'm not sure (and, at any rate, I'm signed in to an iCloud account, so I wouldn't know if that part doesn't work without one). I seem to recall non-logged-in ones having all the built-in software in the past, but it might not be true anymore.