i dont think apple forces a account on you like microsoft does and they say they are "piracy respecting" like if you only want a editing machine then you dont need a apple account
Edit: Tbh the tracking pixels concern me but your personal data is not sold which is good and i remember in ios telemetry was opt out
Can’t actually buy MacOS, you have to buy their hardware. For the time being connecting with an Apple Account is still fully optional.
i dont think apple forces a account on you like microsoft does and they say they are "piracy respecting" like if you only want a editing machine then you dont need a apple account
Edit: Tbh the tracking pixels concern me but your personal data is not sold which is good and i remember in ios telemetry was opt out