Well generally I think anyone who creates something is interested in some feedback on how well it's going.
A developer might react differently if 10 people used their software or 10,000. Or even if 10 people used the program 1000 times vs 10,000 people using it once.
Not to mention that it's hard to iterate on something and make clear improvements if you can't tell how the software is being used. Sure you can read forums, tickets, issues, etc. But if your settings allow 1000 different configurations and 99% of your users use one of 5 different configurations that can be a very useful thing to know.
A developer might react differently if 10 people used their software or 10,000. Or even if 10 people used the program 1000 times vs 10,000 people using it once.
Not to mention that it's hard to iterate on something and make clear improvements if you can't tell how the software is being used. Sure you can read forums, tickets, issues, etc. But if your settings allow 1000 different configurations and 99% of your users use one of 5 different configurations that can be a very useful thing to know.