This is a logical fallacy and excuses nothing.
> Which they can do at any time, the initial setup permits opting out of almost all of this.
Nope. They can only disable some. Even on Enterprise some collection still occurs.
> Microsoft has been doing this since Windows XP as do Apple, Google, and Amazon for their respective OSes.
The quantity and scope of the data collected has increased massively.
> Right or wrong, this is what Apple, Google, and Amazon currently.
Again, I'm not sure why you think pointing this out somehow makes Microsoft any less in the wrong.
This is a logical fallacy and excuses nothing.
> Which they can do at any time, the initial setup permits opting out of almost all of this.
Nope. They can only disable some. Even on Enterprise some collection still occurs.
> Microsoft has been doing this since Windows XP as do Apple, Google, and Amazon for their respective OSes.
The quantity and scope of the data collected has increased massively.
> Right or wrong, this is what Apple, Google, and Amazon currently.
Again, I'm not sure why you think pointing this out somehow makes Microsoft any less in the wrong.