XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   XPost: alt.privacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2024-06-29 11:13, Big Al wrote:   
   > On 6/29/24 12:54 AM, Andrew wrote:   
   >> Do the non-Apple common consumer operating systems (android, linux,   
   >> win10/win11) work WITHOUT logging into the mothership mainframe servers?   
   >>   
   >> My only question to the non-Apple newsgroups is whether or not it is a   
   >> true   
   >> statement of mine that no other common consumer operating system (not   
   >> even   
   >> Windows 11) requires a mothership tracking account for basic   
   >> functionality   
   >> (certainly I am well aware Android does not require it).   
   >   
   > As far as I have seen, Linux does not require any hooks into any   
   > Windows, Google, Apple, Mac connections.   
   > As you or something in your article said, adding account logins just   
   > enhances the experience.  I myself use the google calendar events that   
   > show on my Android phone and now show on my Linux calendar.   
      
   And macOS doesn't require any hooks into anything either.   
      
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