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> Cmd is one of the most frequently run executables on Windows with a similar number of daily launches as File Explorer, Edge and Internet Explorer! Wait, they

> Cmd is one of the most frequently run executables on Windows with a similar number of daily launches as File Explorer, Edge and Internet Explorer! Wait, they track that?

brightball 10y ago
Also my first reaction
- herbst 10y ago
  I was more surprised seeing internet explorer in that list
symlinkk 10y ago
I would be interested to know why you are being downvoted.
- ralish 10y ago
  Because it's well known by anyone interested in this area? There's been a barrage of "Windows 10 Telemetry/Privacy" related stories since its release. It's also publicly documented by Microsoft itself: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/itpro/windows/manage/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/itpro/windows/manage/con... "Performance and reliability data, such as which programs are launched on a device, how long they run, how quickly they respond to input, how many problems are experienced with an app or device, and how quickly information is sent or received over a network connection."
- andrewclunn 10y ago
  Because it's a comment that asks a question based on actually reading the linked article, and this is hacker news.
ygra 10y ago
There has been an opt-in for »Share anonymous usage details with Microsoft to make stuff better« since ages in Windows and other Microsoft products. So if yo enabled that, I presume they will log telemetry about what features of Windows are used, how often, together with which other features, etc. I wouldn't expect that to extend to non-Windows programs since there's little they can learn from it.
- greggyb 10y ago
  Executable name would probably be valuable. They could easily maintain a hand-curated list of Office-alikes, for instance (the list would be small enough to manage), to track what competitive products are being used and any trend in those. This would provide competitive information and could help point the way to features that are important to users, based on the differentiation between the competitive product and Office. I have no idea if they do this or not, but it's something that anonymous data could be used for outside of just Windows features and programs. Yes, you could circumvent this sort of thing, but this is a case of the 99.99% of people who wouldn't care or know how to vs the .001% who do. For the use case outlined above, that's irrelevant.
herbst 10y ago
Did not read the terms eh? On "tracking disabled" how some stupid fucks tend to call it they still collect usage and crash data. Its all documented but nobody cares...

> Cmd is one of the most frequently run executables on Windows with a similar number of daily launches as File Explorer, Edge and Internet Explorer! Wait, they track that?

brightball 10y ago

Also my first reaction

herbst 10y ago
I was more surprised seeing internet explorer in that list

symlinkk 10y ago

I would be interested to know why you are being downvoted.

ralish 10y ago
Because it's well known by anyone interested in this area? There's been a barrage of "Windows 10 Telemetry/Privacy" related stories since its release. It's also publicly documented by Microsoft itself: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/itpro/windows/manage/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/itpro/windows/manage/con... "Performance and reliability data, such as which programs are launched on a device, how long they run, how quickly they respond to input, how many problems are experienced with an app or device, and how quickly information is sent or received over a network connection."
andrewclunn 10y ago
Because it's a comment that asks a question based on actually reading the linked article, and this is hacker news.

ygra 10y ago

There has been an opt-in for »Share anonymous usage details with Microsoft to make stuff better« since ages in Windows and other Microsoft products. So if yo enabled that, I presume they will log telemetry about what features of Windows are used, how often, together with which other features, etc. I wouldn't expect that to extend to non-Windows programs since there's little they can learn from it.

greggyb 10y ago
Executable name would probably be valuable. They could easily maintain a hand-curated list of Office-alikes, for instance (the list would be small enough to manage), to track what competitive products are being used and any trend in those. This would provide competitive information and could help point the way to features that are important to users, based on the differentiation between the competitive product and Office. I have no idea if they do this or not, but it's something that anonymous data could be used for outside of just Windows features and programs. Yes, you could circumvent this sort of thing, but this is a case of the 99.99% of people who wouldn't care or know how to vs the .001% who do. For the use case outlined above, that's irrelevant.

herbst 10y ago

Did not read the terms eh? On "tracking disabled" how some stupid fucks tend to call it they still collect usage and crash data. Its all documented but nobody cares...