One of my computers has the same configuration and there's a night and day difference between the Apple and Microsoft approach to privacy. Microsoft is gatheri

One of my computers has the same configuration and there's a night and day difference between the Apple and Microsoft approach to privacy. Microsoft is gathering analytics data plain and simple. Everything is turned on by default, some of which can't even be disabled. Most of the Apple connections are feature-related (geod, appstored, akd, inappurchased, iCloud if you made the mistake of enabling it, etc). There are notable exceptions in Spotlight searches and the about dialog. Apps can be pretty bad, thank the lax US privacy laws, the industry's lack of backbone and Apple's disinterest for that one. Ultimately it's a question of intent and trust. Microsoft has shown that they're willing to use dark patterns to get their way and force invasive analytics on their users. Apple hasn't done that yet.