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.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/11/microsoft-builds-a-349-mini-desktop-but-only-for-accessing-windows-in-the-cloud/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 02:29:45 JST Ars Technica -
MikeNM (finalbroadcast@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 02:31:16 JST MikeNM @arstechnica Someone leftover from the Sun days inside Oracle is irrationally angry today and doesn’t know why
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Steve (flying_saucers@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 02:31:48 JST Steve @arstechnica hey look, it's a Chromebook dressed up for Halloween!
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geomaster337 (geomaster337@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 02:46:24 JST geomaster337 @arstechnica why the FUCK is this $350? You can buy a substantially cheaper PC which runs Windows LOCALLY
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WTL (wtl@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 03:32:57 JST WTL @arstechnica It's very Microsoft to announce an April Fools prank over four months early. 🤔🤷🏻🤣
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Jon (jon_giraffe@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 07:35:30 JST Jon @arstechnica 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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SaftyKuma (saftykuma@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 10:18:54 JST SaftyKuma @arstechnica
Yeah, that's the exact opposite of a PC.In conversation permalink
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