Re:Microsoft’s enterprise products covertly gather personal ...
by inetknght on Friday November 16, 2018 @10:20AM
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> You can find data points such as what % of users discover/use X feature, how many pin applications to the taskbar, use X app with Y app, have night mode enabled, etc.
> This allows you to expend resources where they are actually needed, to improve the features that the majority of people would find benefit in.
Let me give you a different idea. Instead of allowing you to expend resources where they are actually needed, it allows you to (often incorrectly) guess what users are trying to do.
Product improvement? You're not improving the product at all if you're not directly engaging the user.
> This allows you to expend resources where they are actually needed, to improve the features that the majority of people would find benefit in.
Let me give you a different idea. Instead of allowing you to expend resources where they are actually needed, it allows you to (often incorrectly) guess what users are trying to do.
Product improvement? You're not improving the product at all if you're not directly engaging the user.