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It would be "simpler" to say, but that doesn't invalidate the other reason.

My tablet behaves differently per application. If I typically have one app open only on one screen I can limit the tablets "workspace".

Context-specific buttons based on app.

And if you're doing that _and have build sufficient app infrastructure around it_ as Wacom has to support fairly custom per-app behavior, the more realistic conclusion is that they're trying to get more info on that - now you can argue about opt in on the "share experience data" privacy setting - and I would agree, absolutely.

But "more simple to say that they're just selling data for money" is a pretty reductionist argument that jumps solely to the most negative possible motivation. "What's the worst they could be doing with it? Selling it? That's probably what they're doing, not making their tool more useful."




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