TGIF -- A colleague forwarded this link to me: Microsoft puts PCs in the cloud with Windows 365 - The Verge <https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/14/22575064/microsoft-windows-365-cloud-pc-launch-date-price-features>
This is coincidentally what I commented on last week. I hadn't heard of this initiative before, but it looks like an initial step towards my dream of offloading most of the hardware I own and manage into hosting. It's offered to businesses first. I read that your client-side connection is via any modern web browser and my heart sank (how can a dumb damn web browser emulate a useful Windows desktop experience?), but then it says a Remote Desktop connection can be used as well, thank heavens. I'd love to try it, but the first worries that pop out of my head are *speed*, *privacy* and *cost*. If the cost can compete with buying and owning a developer's metal box + power + cables + maintenance time + etc, then it could be attractive, especially in offices and schools. Has anyone seen Windows 365 or know more about it? *Greg K*
