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Originally Posted by arpad_m

I find it fascinating when people seem to believe that us software engineers can just put what we deem technically necessary into an update with zero non-technical supervision.

It does happen, but only in rare cases, otherwise product management, marketing, legal and others decide what will be added or removed by engineering, based on the almighty quarterly ROI and diluted earnings per share they desire or committed to. You think we want to put in all the PII tracking, or nerf down existing capabilities, or slow drip functionality to milk subscribers longer and harder?

Knowing this from the inside, people having reservations isn't "tinfoil hat wearing" or "paranoia", especially when zero information is offered about the contents. Is the fear excessive sometimes, oh yeah, is it unfounded in many cases, you bet, but you went down the other deep end with your comment.

Microsoft Software Engineers are idiots.

Just saying.

I just get bored fixing their **** ups all the time.