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I'll add an anecdote as a counter-example (I think the details might be a bit off here, it might not be VS):

Visual Studio removed 'macro' functionality, and a bunch of developers went to the forums to complain and demand an explanation.

That explanation was as follows: None of those developers enabled "send usage feedback," so the usage statistics for macros was close to 0%. The developers sensibly thought it made sense to stop supporting that feature.

There's a tradeoff associated with extreme privacy, and perfect is the enemy of good.