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		gog on Nov 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oh, the Places Your Apple ID Will Go And obscuring it in a way that you need to disconnect from the internet for the local account installation to become available.

yreg on Nov 22, 2022 [–]

That's a dark pattern, but even so, Windows is useful without the internet. App Store doesn't demand a data connection on a whim, it fundamentally needs it for all of its functionality.

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