Apple mavens: need help switching from old to new iPhone, with wrinkles.

[zbuzz]

@commasense

Does the Apple ID have to be an e-mail address? Can I make it some other string? Considering how evanescent e-mail addresses can be, it seems a little short-sighted to use them as a key identifier that is something of a pain to change

There’s nothing short-sighted about it, it just sounds like you went through a comedy of errors, digging yourself deeper in the hole at each step.

[commasense]

@zbuzz

There’s nothing short-sighted about it, it just sounds like you went through a comedy of errors, digging yourself deeper in the hole at each step.

Thanks for your help.:rolleyes:

[markn_1]

@commasense

But why do we even need Apple IDs in the first place? PC’s don’t have PC IDs.

They do now. As I understand it, you now need a Microsoft account to install Windows 10. I need to reinstall Windows on my PC soon and I’m afraid I’m going to have to create a Microsoft account.

Confirmed: Windows 10 Setup Now Prevents Local Account Creation