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		ianlevesque on Jan 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blackphone That's useful, and user-hostile. On iOS you can just tap "Skip this step" if you don't want to use an Apple account with it.

Mikeb85 on Jan 15, 2014 [–]

Yet you need an Apple account to download anything from the App Store or iTunes... An iPhone without apps is barely useful.

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