Wow, who would have thought that an OS built for a modern user who consumes media, data, news, and other things would connect to things? I mean, how else is it going to get this data if it didn't connect to places on the Internet? How else is it supposed to get your weather, news, tweets, Facebook content, etc.?
Really people? Are you that dense! I can guaran-fuckin-te you that your every day Android device makes a hell of a lot more connections to a hell of a lot more places on the Internet yet... oh, but it's Google, they're fine. Microsoft? Gots to go grab our pitchforks and torches.
While I do not use Windows 10, I have to say,...I do not want my operating system arbitrarily connecting to anything. I do not care for the resource abuse. If I want something, I'll connect to it. An operating system should not be doing that for me.
Oh, and I do not own a smart phone either.
People like you, are the reason those corporations can get away with doing whatever they want.
Just because a hundred people, mindlessly, jump off a cliff does not mean I will. So, if you do not mind, you can go ahead of me. I hear the fall is fun, but the landing is a bitch.