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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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[โ€“] halendos@lemmy.world 24 points 3 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.

[โ€“] Ptsf@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

๐Ÿ˜Ž profit, synergy, enterprise, buzzword.

[โ€“] halendos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

You forgot AI!

[โ€“] Anivia@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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