Or you know, iCloud? The thing that most people here probably have.
If you don’t want to use iCloud you’re not forced to by virtue of being internet connected, and there’s a clear option to not allow your iCloud account to be involved in auth or password resets.
I thought what Microsoft is pushing people to do is to use a single identity for both their PC and their Microsoft account, just like Google does with Chrome Books.
My concern with the single identity model is not just privacy. I worry that if something happens to my online account I might lose access to my local data.
At least on Chrome Books this is something that can happen. Not sure about Microsoft's approach though.
And enforced as such - just like you cannot have your macOS password be the same as your Apple ID password.
Huh, yes you can? http://osxdaily.com/2015/03/24/use-icloud-password-as-mac-lo...
I didn't know you could later enable it.
Sure it's not. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist/is not possible :)
Thing is, what Apple is trying to achieve with iCloud is exactly the same as what MS is trying to achieve: bind you to a single account which will allow them to transition to a more service based business model. It's just Apple does it smoother.