Nemeski@lemm.ee to Windows@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agoMicrosoft is launching a $349 desktop PC that only runs Windows 11 by streaming it from the cloudwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is launching a $349 desktop PC that only runs Windows 11 by streaming it from the cloudwww.windowscentral.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Windows@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarehalendos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoNice, 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.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoDells thin clients cost almost twice as much https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/scc/sr/cloud-client/thin-clients
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 days agoThere 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
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.
Dells thin clients cost almost twice as much
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/scc/sr/cloud-client/thin-clients
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
😎 profit, synergy, enterprise, buzzword.
You forgot AI!