Do you need an Apple ID even though this person is running Snow Leopard? I ask because I didn't set up an Apple ID as soon as I got my Mac back in 2010 and didn't have one until 2011. I was still able to download software updates for Snow Leopard so this kinda confuses me. I understand if you wanted to download major software updates such as Yosemite you'd need an Apple ID, but if this person wanted to update his Snow Leopard, wouldn't he be fine without one? Am I right, Singing Sparrow, that you just wanted to download an update to Snow Leopard or are you thinking of making the jump to a higher, and in my opinion, better version of OS X like Yosemite?
Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Aug 28, 2015, at 8:47 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Yes, you need one. Your installation of OS X is tied to your Apple ID, and > any updates to it require that Apple ID. This policy may change, but as far > as I know, it hasn't yet. Technically, this is no different from Windows; > Microsoft uses validation to check that your copy of Windows is valid and > legal, and if it detects a pirated version, it won't update anything. An > Apple ID is simply Apple's way of verifying the legality of your OS X > installation. >> On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Singing Sparrow <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote: >> >> Ok, so i would need a apple id to get any software updates then? I was under >> the impression that you ran software update like you would on windows? >> >> On 8/28/2015 7:48 PM, Daniel Chavez wrote: >>> Yes >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
