Microsoft builds a $349 mini desktop, but only for accessing Windows in the cloud Small, plastic thin client is Microsoft’s first “Cloud PC,” launches in April. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/1…
They'll probably use your stuff to train their garbage "ai" too. /sarcasm. And the second you don't pay the subscription fee all of your work is gone. /notsarcasm
Thanks MS for more e-waste!!! And a cheap inexpensive Linux desktop thin-client solution. We'll be hacking the poop out of it.
As for Windows on this device, it will be DOA after a year. It contains a ARM processor which is plagued with compatibility issues with Windows applications. (theregister.com/2024/11/14/qua…) Emulation is not a solution.
I'm sure some businesses will get suckered into the typical MS hype-train.. only to find them in landfills later on.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison sold the tech world on the Network Computer, a machine designed to kill the PC’s dominance. The problem? It was 15 years too early.
its dimensions are 120mm x 120mm x 30mm which is a bit lighter than new Mac Mini with its 127mm x 127mm x 50mm. But it is only capable of connecting to cloud Windows whereas Mac is an absolute beast in pocket form factor (and can run virtualized Windows locally btw)
2050 rolls around... Microsoft: "Sorry I know the ocean is boiling but we cant turn off these data centers, it would turn all these thin pcs into ewaste" ...but its already ewaste.
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Surprised it isn't $365, but maybe they don't want to overly advertise that crap
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in reply to Ars Technica • • •Thanks MS for more e-waste!!! And a cheap inexpensive Linux desktop thin-client solution. We'll be hacking the poop out of it.
As for Windows on this device, it will be DOA after a year. It contains a ARM processor which is plagued with compatibility issues with Windows applications. (theregister.com/2024/11/14/qua…) Emulation is not a solution.
I'm sure some businesses will get suckered into the typical MS hype-train.. only to find them in landfills later on.
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in reply to Ars Technica • • •Most impressive thing about this is a mini PC with windows is about half that price.
So even for the target audience, it's a dumb idea.
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