Microsoft built a PC that can't run local apps — Windows 365 Link starts at $349 and doesn't come with storage
Microsoft built a PC that can't run local apps — Windows 365 Link starts at $349 and doesn't come with storage
It's like the old IBM PCs, where you load the OS on your RAM but from the cloud instead of an 8-inch floppy disk.
It's like the old IBM PCs, where you load the OS on your RAM but from the cloud instead of an 8-inch floppy disk.
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This device is marketed toward businesses and enterprise customers, especially as these organizations sometimes replace their computers every two to five years.
These only make sense for companies. Thin clients aren’t new in the slightest. They make even more sense for companies where people might be transitioning between locations frequently. Sit down, log in, and everything you need is there from basically any office computer. Same building or different continent…doesn’t matter.
For a home user…just don’t.
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Also security. With thin clients, you can keep all the actual computers in an access controlled server room with as much security as you want. That is way easier to protect than a fleet of devices spread throughout the company.
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