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Something I don't understand in this whole argument is what are Microsoft doing with the data they collect? They have been collecting opt-in telemtry for ages
by _Understated_ 10y ago
Something I don't understand in this whole argument is what are Microsoft doing with the data they collect?
They have been collecting opt-in telemtry for ages to improve applications and work on fixing common bugs and so on. I am fine with that since I don't usually opt in to that kind of thing. It also makes sense from a product improvement standpoint.
But if it's like Android and they are trying to make extra money from me, surely it would be better to offer a version for, say, $50 that has none of that in it and they have a guaranteed $50 sale.
I mean, how much would they expect to make from a single person from this data?
I dunno, maybe I am being naieve but it seems a bit odd to me.
Oh, I still use Windows 8.1 with Stardock start menu... not interested in Windows 10 features at all.
- herbst 10y agoI dont think selling is their priority Nr.1. (While it is a reasonable thought tho, and most likely also does happen to some degree). But it seems most data they collect can be used to understand their customers better, which would theoretically lead to a better system. That said that means that there is some most likely american server containing more of your private data than you could ever think of, openly accessible for any goverment that asks nice.