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Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud
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this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2023
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I don't get it, what's the benefit of this? Why would your average joe want to use a cloud instance instead of running Windows locally? How does Microsoft benefit from this?
Microsoft gets to sell the sizzle, not the steak. They also have all your data since the OS is running on their computer, not yours. I guess this will make Windows a web app, working like NextCloud only on their machines.
Subscription service, infinite income without requiring innovation!
You can't torrent on these, that would be my guess.
As I posted elsewhere in the thread:
If I don't misunderstand things, and we are talking streaming everything to a thin client, then this:
I think It's terrible for consumers, especially long term, but there are short-term shinies which you wouldn't have to deal with yourself (which you totally could of course)