Something to keep in mind is that this would not be possible without the increase acceptance of privacy loss. We are losing control over our computing devices piece by piece. As they become more centralized the control becomes more centralized too.
Please do. It will help motivate people to switch to open source operating systems.
Not many switched after the Snowdon revelations :(
That is sad but true. However a notable amount of people switched after forced Windows 10 upgrades.
I will never use an OS that tries to spy or regulate use of my hardware. I've used Windows for decades but I think 7 is probably the last version I'll ever use.