Microsoft is launching a $349 desktop PC that only runs Windows 11 by streaming it from the cloud : windows

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For 249€ you can buy a Ryzen 5 (Not an N100, mind you) 16Gb/512Gb mini PC With windows 11 Pro in Amazon in Europe, or this one, in an actual new, different format, with interesting extras, like a 2.5K webcam, and speakers And of course, you have your local windows, you can dual boot Win/Linux, and/or run VMs of your choice, and do decent gaming!

[–] Throskie@midwest.social 7 points 1 day ago

So... dumb terminal are back in?

Hot damn boys, I'll see ya on the RS-232 relays!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 89 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Words can't express how much I don't want this.

[–] anon232@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The article mentions this is aimed at enterprises who are already probably doing something like this with vmware ESXi

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

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.

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yep for managing "thin clients" I'd been expecting something like this someday.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Without a subscription right... Right?

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

in tiny fonts: the data you upload to the cloud will be used for AI training purposes

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago

Why 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.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yet people keep making fun of Apple for putting the power button on the bottom.

At least it works offline.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] Leeks@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s a thin client…

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But it's a new and revolutionary thin client. It's got 365 in the name, anyway.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 3 points 2 days ago

99.9% of consumers couldn't care less.

[–] halendos@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Nice, 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.

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

😎 profit, synergy, enterprise, buzzword.

[–] halendos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You forgot AI!

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Dells thin clients cost almost twice as much

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/scc/sr/cloud-client/thin-clients

[–] Anivia 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There is absolutely zero reason a thin client needs to cost this much, unless this has some seriously high-end multi-monitor capabilities

Even a Raspberry Pi 5 is a capable thin client that can run 2 4k monitors

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

My Thinkpad T440p cost less then half that and many mini PCs cost around that much.

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] LiamTheBox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure I can sell my laptop for that amount

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

And if you thought Microsoft could not get worse...

[–] Icecreamface@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Burn it with fire

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

[–] TurboHarbinger@feddit.cl 1 points 1 day ago

Thin clients are awful in every aspect, always.

[–] Ascend910@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] CarbonAlpine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Jesus Christ..

[–] MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

It has begun

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[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 3 points 2 days ago

😨

[–] EmperorHenry@infosec.pub 1 points 2 days ago

Oh...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

[–] eddanja@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Something, something, Surface Duo