&gt; &quot;As compared to Apples ecosystem, or Android, or?&quot;<p>As compared to most&#x2F;all open-source OSes (Android being only partially open source). This includes mobile OSes.<p>&gt; &quot; All of it is there to improve the experience for most users, and possible to turn the chatter of such that it shares next to nothing. What more could you ask for, in a system that aims to make is simple and feature rich for the average person?&quot;<p>Did you not see the stories about Microsoft collecting data even after the settings to disable the features in question were used?