i'm making a personal promise to myself right now: i'm never typing an apple id email address or apple id password on a mac ever again.
you have to do it on iOS, because without identifying yourself to apple you can't even install free apps on your tablet or phone. i have throwaway, disposable email address apple IDs for that purpose there, which of course serve as permanent unique tracking identifiers. i'm not doing it on the mac, ever.
@sneak I feel like you are fighting an impossible battle, but good luck!
Also don't you need an Apple ID to order it? That ID will be linked to hardware ids and serial numbers.
serial numbers and hardware IDs are only sent to apple when using apple network services. don't use apple services (e.g. app store, apple music, et c) and these identifiers are not sent.
you are allowed to use apple hardware/OS without touching apple services, you know. it's even a supported configuration, if a bit uncommon.
@sneak can you do OS updates without the App Store or other Apple services? What about Safari updates?
(Not an macOS user BTW)
