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.
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Yeah, that's the exact opposite of a PC.
@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.
@arstechnica Most impressive thing about this is a mini PC with windows is about half that price.
So even for the target audience, it's a dumb idea.
@arstechnica its dimensions are 120mm x 120mm x 30mm which is a bit lighter than new Mac Mini with its 127mm x 127mm x 50mm. But it is only capable of connecting to cloud Windows whereas Mac is […]
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@arstechnica Dear Microsoft. Take your subscription shit and get bent.
@arstechnica Ugh
@arstechnica If Microsoft really wanted to drive cloud computing, they would put RDP access right at the Windows login prompt.
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I literally can't come up with a single reason why anyone would be better off buying this crap over an N100 mini-PC
@arstechnica Ah, Microsoft invents the X Window server, 50 years later.
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