I don't like this analogy for a number of reasons beginning with the difference between a free software that I know is internet connected and a purchased device that doesn't even need access to the internet.

Let me ask this: Would you be surprised to learn that Google Chrome sends data to Google when you enter something in the task bar to give you auto complete predictions? I wouldn't. The same is also true for Microsoft Edge sending data to Microsoft Bing to enable a feature of the Webbrowser.