It’s not their primary focus, but some Microsoft products do have tracking. E.g. Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/general-privacy-...

Is less of their business tracking users? Probably. However they do still track you.

There's a massive difference between tracking your every web search, page visit, email keyword, location IRL, and tracking when your apps crash in an Operating System.

Did you visit the link?

First sentence: > Windows generates a unique advertising ID for each user on a device, which app developers and advertising networks can then use for their own purposes, including providing more relevant advertising in apps.

I think it's a huge distinction. Google's entire business is built on tracking users and serving ads based on that tracking data.

Since we can't escape these companies collecting our data maybe it makes sense to silo which data they're able to collect. Basically don't put all your data in the same basket.

It's not for lack of trying. Microsoft would love to get a taste, but their online products don't stick.

How soon we forget (Microsoft) history.

Microsoft's past doesn't hurt me, I'm not living in 1999. Google is tracking users today.