You can’t buy these apps from the Apple store without providing identity to Apple in the form of a phone number (required for an Apple ID) and linking it to a h

You can’t buy these apps from the Apple store without providing identity to Apple in the form of a phone number (required for an Apple ID) and linking it to a hardware serial number (the app store app transmits this). It would be nice to be able to buy the app directly from you, instead of putting a surveillance company in the loop. I don’t use an Apple ID on a macintosh. (I would like to avoid using one on an iPhone/iPad/Vision Pro/AppleTV, but it is impossible to install apps on those without one. Please do not bring this terrible circumstance to be the default on macs, too.)