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Microsoft is launching a $349 desktop PC that only runs Windows 11 by streaming it from the cloud (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Nice, more e-waste... Also, if it's just streaming from the cloud, how is it so expensive? Its on the same range as a steam deck.

[–] the_crotch 1 points 1 day ago

Dells thin clients cost almost twice as much

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/scc/sr/cloud-client/thin-clients

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

😎 profit, synergy, enterprise, buzzword.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

You forgot AI!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There is absolutely zero reason a thin client needs to cost this much, unless this has some seriously high-end multi-monitor capabilities

Even a Raspberry Pi 5 is a capable thin client that can run 2 4k monitors