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Really great article. But I wonder, why the author did not cover if/what the driver publishes, If I do:

- open "Wacom Desktop Center"

- Top right (next to "Login") is "More" (click!)

- "Data Privacy Settings" (click!)

- "Participate In Wacom Experience Program" => on => off!

My setting was "On" - and I swear: whenever a program/website/installer asks I go "No thankx". So it must be dark UI patterns with evil defaults that this super-hidden thing was "on" for me. Shame on you, Wacom!

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When you install it, the first window they show you is a Terms of service agreement that has "Agree" "Disagree" buttons - except, it's not a Terms of Service agreement. It's an agreement to turn the program on.

So you have to click "Disagree" and continue the install to have it on.

"to have it off", is what I meant to say there.

In my experience they turn it back on each driver update, I also believe they mentioned it somewhere during the setup but I’m not sure.

Or you could vote with your wallet and buy a Huion instead. They are just as good, if not better. And about half the price. It's all made in China any way.

An iPad Pro with the Apple Pencil is actually a great alternative to traditional drawing tablets, even if you use Windows.

They make a top of the line art pad. And your in the apple eco system, so it's not super shady. Or at least you know what your getting.

Windows art apps often need hover support since they assume a Wacom, and the general windows interface definitely does. I guess you can simulate hover by holding a hot key or something while touching though.

Yeah, but a Wacom starts at $59 and an iPad Pro starts at $799, and comes without a pen.

I shouldn’t have said “Pro” as the recent non-Pro iPads under $400 have Pencil support too.

I mean sure that's better, but now Apple is tracking you instead and you got ripped off $340 for it

Apple’s tracking opt-outs don’t silently reset themselves to “share everything” on each update the way Wacom does.

Not for professional drawing purposes

There are many professionals using it. See YouTube.

But do they spy on you ? not knowing something does not mean it does not exist

Dayum. Almost every designer in my team at https://draftss.com has a Wacom tablet.

I guess I'll have to send a company-wide emailer along with the above instructions. Thank you very much for your writeup.

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