"It sounds to me like they're figuring out a new marketing approach, or they're softening the blow by "listening to users" and then rolling out more slowly, when outrage has dies down ad people will just accept it."

Of course "listening to users" really means "listening in on users". Or just "bad press".

Microsoft does not consult with users before adding code into Windows. Nor do users contact Microsoft to tell the company what code they want or don't want.

Even if they did, the company does not operate based on user suggestions.

The reaction to "Recall" by journalists, bloggers and commenters is not that they think it should be "delayed". They think it is a bad idea.

Microsoft will do as it pleases. As it always has done.