NemeskiMicrosoft is launching a $349 desktop PC that only runs Windows 11 by streaming it from the cloud
DiplomjodlerWords can’t express how much I don’t want this.
anon232The article mentions this is aimed at enterprises who are already probably doing something like this with vmware ESXi
Yep for managing “thin clients” I’d been expecting something like this someday.
Doubt it’ll ever catch on with anything except maybe the largest of orgs. You can just procure office task ready machines so cheaply these days, and Windows 365 is like $45/user/month. Far more than what we pay for windows licensing, user Cals, and office licensing all combined.
DrDystopiaBurn it with fire
AvicennaNice, more e-waste… Also, if it’s just streaming from the cloud, how is it so expensive? Its on the same range as a steam deck.
😎 profit, synergy, enterprise, buzzword.
You forgot AI!
AniviaThere is absolutely zero reason a thin client needs to cost this much, unless this has some seriously high-end multi-monitor capabilities
Dells thin clients cost almost twice as much
Something, something, Surface Duo
It’s a thin client…
remoteloveBut it’s a new and revolutionary thin client. It’s got 365 in the name, anyway.
It’s new and revolutionary in that it’s worthless because you can only run Microsoft shit on this and makes you lock yourself 100% in with a vendor notorious for not giving a single shit about customers
99.9% of consumers couldn’t care less.
Which is the fun part of it. Microsoft has been scamming consumers for decades and they don’t even know it
It has begun
EmperorHenryOh…so they just want to take all control away from the user? I won’t be buying that, I’m sure it eats up a fuck ton of bandwidth too
And if you thought Microsoft could not get worse…
CarbonAlpineJesus Christ…
Taasz/WoofWhy is it so expensive? You can buy a fully functioning laptop with a local windows install for way less.
Even the new mac mini is $599 and that’s a full on computer with really good performance.
You can get an x86_64 mini pc for that same price. Or you can buy a used mid gaming rig for that same price.
Carnage SleuthThis is getting closer to the meme about the Javascript-based streamed operating system.
The only explanation I will now accept for how pointlessly laggy Windows can be is that Microsoft was deliberately increasing the latency to prepare customers for an online-only OS. Curse them.
kittenzrulz123My Thinkpad T440p cost less then half that and many mini PCs cost around that much.
No matter what we said about it. There will be people who will eagerly put their mouth on Microsoft’s asshole, waiting to swallow any removed products that Microsoft shit out
This makes less than no sense, for $349 you can easily buy a computer that can stream a desktop, hell any computer capable of streaming another computer is inherently capable of offline work, this has absolutely no value add to anyone except Microsoft and not even that since people can make literally any other choice.
Yet people keep making fun of Apple for putting the power button on the bottom.
At least it works offline.
Yeaaa…I’m switching to iPhone next time I need a new phone. And I’ve fully swapped over to Linux on all but my living room gaming machine. The gaming machine has no need for privacy if I’m just using steam and a controller. No mics or anything.
in tiny fonts: the data you upload to the cloud will be used for AI training purposes
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shinobee difinity Gaming Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 12-Thread CPU, 4.0 GHz, 16 GB DDR4, 512 GB SSD NVME, Radeon™, HDMI, DP, BT, USB 3.0, WiFi, Windows 11 Prof. 64, MS Office, 3 Year Warranty! #7475: Amazon.de: Home & Kitchen
Pretty sure I can sell my laptop for that amount
PriorityMotifWithout a subscription right… Right?
So… dumb terminal are back in?
Hot damn boys, I’ll see ya on the RS-232 relays!
Thin clients are awful in every aspect, always.