It might prove useful for the business market, although the intermittent
reliability of NBN uptime, availability, and speed is a serious
obstacle, depending on your location. Cost would be another factor, I
tend to buy high spec machines and replace them every 3-4 years or so.
The cost of setting up something of similar spec in the AWS cloud right
now is not cheap.
It's horses for courses I think. For my personal computing needs I'll
stick with the metal box.
G
On 16/7/21 11:34 am, Greg Keogh wrote:
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/
