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> My iPhone - which I'm typing this on - is constantly trying to get me to sign up for iCloud or Apple Pay or Apple Music

That's interesting. I don't have any of these services (well, there is a free tier of iCloud you get by default) and I'm not pestered for anything. What is your phone doing to constantly try to get you to sign up for these services?

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I'm just trying to use my phone. Apple Music wants me to subscribe to their streaming service. Apple Podcasts wants me to sign up for their premium offering. Apple News keeps telling me that the article I want to read is for subscribers only. It got to the point that I deleted them all so they'd leave me alone.

It might be I just don't use those apps. I use Feedly to read the news, I use Plum to listen to music, and I don't listen to podcasts. You're right though, Apple's apps shouldn't bark at you incessantly to purchase Apple's premium services.

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