Windows
Microsoft Windows XP includes a crash reporting service called Windows Error Reporting (formerly Online Crash Analysis) that prompts users to send crash reports to Microsoft for online analysis. The information goes to a central database run by Microsoft. It consists of diagnostic information that helps the company or development team responsible for the crash to debug and resolve the issue if they choose to do so.
Windows probably contains the most sophisticated form of OCA to date where the central database can be set up to gather additional information from users that are experiencing a particular type of crash (through user approval). The system considers all parts of the debug and release process, such that targeted bug fixes can be applied through Windows Update. In other words, only people experiencing a particular type of crash can be offered the bug fix, thus limiting exposure to an issue.
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