Re: Has Microsoft removed all "hamburger button" feedback from the Windows Feedbac
Still, it's when consumer interests with a large number of votes on uservoice can't be realized, for whatever reasons, that the Insider Program is in danger of at least looking like a PR stunt.
During the prologue of most of Terry Myerson's recent speeches, he's often given me the impression that all popular uservoice requests do/will have their impact on the feature set.
On the other hand, the few articles on WCentral hinting at MS' position on navigation suggest that MS has long ago drawn a line in the sand.
To me that seems like mixed/contradictory messages. That's were I locate the "PR stunt" component of the Insider Program (when coupled with uservoice).
Well, there are a few things here. Often, we don't mark User Voice requests as "completed" until the item has shipped to our general audience, so sometimes it can look like a User Voice request has been around awhile and we really are working toward it.
Even if it isn't immediately completed, we certainly, absolutely, 100% DO look at user voice requests (and the windows feedback tool!) and use it as a convincing source of data to help prioritize fixes and changes to the product. Does that mean that every request will make it? Not necessarily, but it is a great source that we look at. I spent the bulk of my afternoon with engineers yesterday prioritizing the top customer feedback issues across the teams I work with (the windows shell and apps), and we definitely got input from an array of sources including (but not limited to) the windows feedback tool and User Voice.
I can't get more specific for you all, but I want to make it clear that when we ask people to use user voice and the windows feedback tool, it's because we absolutely care about what bubbles up to the top on each of those sources and we look at what people are requesting and reporting as issues.
One last plug, again if you're having any issues with the builds you can always go to the Microsoft Community Forums where we have official staff and engineers to help!
-Devin