• BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    Sadly we know you are very much the exception in Apple Land.

    Generally, folks who buy Apple do so because they don’t have to think about this stuff.

    Most people just login/create accounts as prompted (on Android too, with companies like Samsung - there was a post yesterday confused about such logins).

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      7 months ago

      I posted the above for the sake of precision - OTOH, I had my workplace buy an ipad and that was impossible to setup without email + creating an apple id. I don’t care much (used work email), but still. Same with:

      • Windows 11
      • my latest kobo ereader
      • Stay away from Sonos loudspeakers too

      Since I’m borderline psychotic about this, I always create a temporary access point on my phone that I delete right after setup is done, over a disposable email address from simplelogin.com.

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        7 months ago

        Yea, I really try to avoid those logins. A Windows machine really has no need of it, and if your Corp IT allowed it to work that way, they’re really dropping the ball. Regardless of the size of the company, you buy windows pro licenses, and don’t even allow the creation of, or connection to, MS accounts with business devices.

        My work phone is an iPhone, because work manages it, so Android holds no value there.