You didn't. Those are the choices though.

Anyway, his comments were hardly condescending. Not at all actually.

I disagree. Here's the first tweet:

"The telemetry you hate in Windows 10 allowed us to get rid of a wifi password feature you hate in Windows 10. What to do..."

This statement directly implies that Mr. Pyle believes users' wants to be inconsistent, and proceeds to mock the way he supposes users must now feel now that he's demonstrated their folly.

Here's a non-patronizing way to phrase the same sentiment:

"While I understand that users have privacy concerns about telemetry, I feel it hasn't yet had a chance to demonstrate its benefits. For example, just last week it enabled us to quickly react to negative user feedback about WiFi Sense."

But that's not pithy.

Disagree, fine...but where's the alleged mocking?

It is a fact that that a loud contingent of people hate the Windows 10 telemetry. How is it mocking someone to say so?

If someone said "Those dentist visits you hate actually help you to live longer..." would you say that they're mocking you?

Or, was it the part where he said "What to do..."? I really want to know. Is this a case of you projecting your feelings about Windows telemetry onto the situation? It sounds like you're perception is way off here.

Yes, "What to do" is mocking. It serves no other purpose in the paragraph; the author certainly isn't wondering what to do. It is a phrase often used to mock people who are having a (supposed) crisis of beliefs.

I have zero feelings about Windows telemetry, having not heard of it before this tweet.

Pfffft. That's the big mock that made you type out three posts on HN? LOL. Wow.

> the author certainly isn't wondering what to do.

You don't know that. If people don't like the telemetry but it's really useful, I'd be wondering what the fuck I should do too - wouldn't you???

I think the point is that they want to measure how often Wi-Fi Sense is used.