> it means that any "improvements" are always going to be pointed at the lowest common denominator, which has a habit of leaving power users out in the cold. P

> it means that any "improvements" are always going to be pointed at the lowest common denominator, which has a habit of leaving power users out in the cold. Power users usually remove any influence they might have by opting out of telemetry.... On the other hand, most people on the Windows Insider rings are technically adept, so maybe that balances out. Of course, the Insider builds have a lot more telemetry.... > Somehow, we improved OSes and UIs before this kind of always on bullshit was commonly accepted. Everything you do that involves Google (or Facebook etc) provides complete telemetry and those products are continuously updated whether you like it or not. Now Microsoft has stopped developing stuff on a three-year cycle and switched to 6 months or less. (So you won't have to do any more Big Bang upgrades that take 18 months to plan and 18 months to implement, leaving you permanently behind.) Either way, it probably makes sense to do more or less continuous OS updates when the OS is integrated with apps and online services (Outlook.com, OneDrive, Office 365 etc).