VissJul 1

oh jeez i wonder what could possibly have led to this

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-seemingly-lost-400-million-users-in-the-past-three-years-official-microsoft-statements-show-hints-of-a-shrinking-user-base

Show threadVissJul 1

the math works out here to ms losing 9.5% of its userbase year over year for the last 3 years running.

400 million users out of 1.4 billion is 28.5%

so in 3 years, ms has lost nearly ONE THIRD of its userbase.

stuff that in your kernel and crowdstrike it.

Show threadAdam Shostack  Jul 1
@Viss When I was there, getting a good estimate of the number of users was hard.
Show threadRealGene ☣️

@adamshostack @Viss
I would assume that all the built-in telemetry gives them pretty solid numbers.

Their time server alone would give a good estimate.

Jul 4 at 9:46pmWeb
Show threadAdam Shostack  Jul 4

@RealGene . All that stuff is configured off by enterprises and governments. And I don't know, but I think the time servers are anonymous and will be confounded, for counting purposes, by NAT.

(@Viss )

Show threadRealGene ☣️Jul 5
@adamshostack @Viss
MS knows exactly how many licenses they sell to gov and enterprise, so that's moot.
Telemetry from home users is wide open except for a tiny segment of geeks who try to disable it.
Show threadAdam Shostack  Jul 5
@RealGene @Viss Ok, sure you’re right. Have a nice life
Show threadAdam Shostack  Jul 5
@RealGene @Viss My experience as an employee working to get those numbers is clearly inferior to your supposition.