Then your internet service goes down because some dindu ran down the pole and they may get it fixed in a few days.
Then your internet service goes down because some dindu ran down the pole and they may get it fixed in a few days.
No one asked for this or wants it. This is about to be a $350 paperweight unless you can replace the OS with something.. You know, useful. Also, I will NEVER pay for "Windows" as a subscription. The only thing I use it for is games that don't work well in Linux. In the future, I will just stop playing (and paying for) those games if they don't make them run better in Linux.
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>Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year. Windows 365 Link is a $349 device that acts like a thin client PC to connect to the cloud and stream a version of Windows 11.
No one asked for this or wants it. This is about to be a $350 paperweight unless you can replace the OS with something.. You know, useful.
Also, I will NEVER pay for "Windows" as a subscription. The only thing I use it for is games that don't work well in Linux. In the future, I will just stop playing (and paying for) those games if they don't make them run better in Linux.
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>>Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year. Windows 365 Link is a $349 device that acts like a thin client PC to connect to the cloud and stream a version of Windows 11.
Just a matter of time till Microsoft stops supporting it altogether and tells you to fuck off when you ask for help on your fleet of 500 of them. Not worth the fucking effort to deploy them in the first place.
Just a matter of time till Microsoft stops supporting it altogether and tells you to fuck off when you ask for help on your fleet of 500 of them. Not worth the fucking effort to deploy them in the first place.
Exactly. Its like "cloud gaming" No one, anywhere, has ever wanted that.
Now, if I can have one really nice rig somewhere in my house where I don't care how much head it dumps or how loud it is and I can "stream" games locally over my own network, I am into that idea (as long as it is super fast).
No one wants this shit. It is the next tier of vendor lock-in. They are trying to turn "the cloud" into a "mainframe" from the old days where you had a terminal but everything ran somewhere else. The difference is that consumer shit has no reason to run like that ever.
Is this thing even "ultra extreme low power and never needs a upgrade for 50 years"? or some such bullshit? (nope, it will probably be EOL before the first one ends up on your doorstep).
Exactly. Its like "cloud gaming" No one, anywhere, has ever wanted that.
Now, if I can have one really nice rig somewhere in my house where I don't care how much head it dumps or how loud it is and I can "stream" games locally over my own network, I am into that idea (as long as it is super fast).
No one wants this shit. It is the next tier of vendor lock-in. They are trying to turn "the cloud" into a "mainframe" from the old days where you had a terminal but everything ran somewhere else. The difference is that consumer shit has no reason to run like that ever.
Is this thing even "ultra extreme low power and never needs a upgrade for 50 years"? or some such bullshit? (nope, it will probably be EOL before the first one ends up on your doorstep).
Imagine paying for something to build a dependency upon that you do not control and which can be taken away from you or fail at any time for a multitude of reasons.
Anyone that uses this is a moron.
Imagine paying for something to build a dependency upon that you do not control and which can be taken away from you or fail at any time for a multitude of reasons.
Anyone that uses this is a moron.
Think about it. Say a "mean thing on the internet" then your "computer account is banned". Along with any data you had on it without a recourse to get it back or to be reactivated.
Think about it. Say a "mean thing on the internet" then your "computer account is banned".
Along with any data you had on it without a recourse to get it back or to be reactivated.
This . They already have one of these devices in the field and it's called an Xbox. Say the wrong thing and they cut you off without any recourse. You're a dumb bastard if you depend on one of these 365 things.
This ^^^. They already have one of these devices in the field and it's called an Xbox. Say the wrong thing and they cut you off without any recourse. You're a dumb bastard if you depend on one of these 365 things.
100%. You are expected to "self censor" if you use any of these platforms. It is just communism because "mu private company".
100%.
You are expected to "self censor" if you use any of these platforms. It is just communism because "mu private company".
Now we're getting at the crux. Wouldn't that be an ideal world to lure everyone into.
Now we're getting at the crux. Wouldn't that be an ideal world to lure everyone into.
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