Apple does not tie the local account to the cloud account the same way. On a Mac you create a local account and you can (and almost certainly will) create a cloud account to link to it. But they are separate accounts. In fact I’m pretty sure Apple blocks you from setting the passwords the same on both, presumably with the intent of reminding you that they are not the same entity.

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SirMaster 5 hours ago | parent [-]

But what about our phones? Why are people so OK with an online account for their phone or tablet but not laptop?

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dpark 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don’t entirely know. It’s not something that especially bothers me.

I will say that I think the forced linking has encouraged other unpleasant behavior like the profile folder hijacking to OneDrive. I rather like having this stuff in OneDrive. I do not like that it is pushed so aggressively. “We moved all your stuff to OneDrive. You need to subscribe so we don’t delete it.” This feels hostile. So some of the distaste with logins tied to the cloud is probably more about the surrounding ecosystem.

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varenc 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

An Apple account also isn't required on an iPhone. They certainly encourage you create or link one on device setup, but it's not required to use the phone. Though one IS required to download apps, so you could argue it functionally is required.

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voxl 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How would the answer to this question illuminate your understanding? People using windows at their job also don't care. "Caring" does not need to be consistent across a group of people.

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dpark 4 hours ago | parent [-]

What kind of answer is this? This seems condescending and literally provides no answer.

Why even post this?

	▲	voxl 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You read what you want into the message, but have you considered turning your own perspective onto your own post?