You can use mac, ipad and iphone without apple account at all.
You can use app store without logging to icloud.
You can install apps without app store.
There is no nagging to use icloud after initial setup.
There is no spyware and adware integrated into standard apps or OS itself.
Apple does not sell user data.
bigyabai|4 months ago
Are you sure? Senator Ron Wyden claimed that the US uses the Push Notification system for surveillance, and Apple never denied it: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/06/apple-governments-surve...
At the very least, there is a little bit of spyware integrated into the OS.ThePowerOfFuet|4 months ago
You can't download anything from the App Store without signing into it. For that, an Apple ID is required.