Why does Apple force Apple ID password changes?

This is getting very problematic. Every once and a while, Apple forces people to change their AppleID password. After you change it, EVERYTHING breaks. iCloud, iMessages, FaceTime, iTunes, AppStore, iOS backups, etc etc. Then you have to go into EVERY single app (and system) using your Apple ID to reset EVERY password. ON EVERY DEVICE. So once you change your password (forced by Apple), you need to change 5-6 password PER device. This happens every 6 months (maybe shorter) I think. So if you have like a Mac, iPhone, and iPad, once Apple forces you to change it, be prepared to change your password 15-18 times. If you don't you won't receive iMessages, you won't receive facetime calls, you can't download apps, your backups to iCloud won't work, even iWorks and stuff can't save to the cloud.

tarryweather said:

I have never once had to change my Apple ID password.

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It is every 3 months, not 6 months...

http://www.optshiftk.com/2012/05/apple-id/

EVERY 3 MONTHS you have to change 18 passwords! Manually. You also can't flip flop between 2 passwords. They must be unique every time. That is simply stupid. After a changing it 4 times in a year you must write it down on paper because no one can remember what was the last password.

Maybe there is a subset of the AppleID. Developers I think. But once you join once, you are stuck with the password changes every 3 months.

It is not just me...

Look:
http://www.optshiftk.com/2012/05/apple-id/

you are a dev?

You are a "dev"? Saw that word in your post.

If yes, look at this:

http://www.optshiftk.com/2012/05/apple-id/

I am sure it is a developer issue, but could be other people depending on whatever criteria Apple uses at the moment.