[nomel]

What is this in reference to? I have an iPad and a MacBook. I don't pay a subscription. I usually use Microsoft OneDrive, so I can sync between/to my non apple devices, though I usually just use airdrop.

Are you referring to extra cloud storage?

edit: A response would be appreciated, so I can understand what's going on with this comment. This is a genuine question. What subscription am I missing out on here?

[zeven7]

I haven't owned an Apple device in 10 years, but I think they're talking about iCloud.

[nomel]

I don't understand. There's no iCloud subscription to enable all the cross-device interoperability.

The cloud subscription just gets you more than the 5Gb of free storage. I use Microsoft OneDrive for extra cloud storage. Handoff, shared clipboard, airdrop, sidecar, and all the other nice stuff works without extra cloud storage. You do need to have an iCloud account.