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Microsoft is Introducing a $349 Mini PC That Streams Windows 11 from the Cloud

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Just like Mining and ML/AI stupidty another waste of energy resources that should meet early grave. What a waste of resources.
 
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This was like the early wyse thin client terminals. These are good for office machines.

But yeah better have really good internet otherwise nothing works. So there's still that risk.
 
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So Microsoft's response to the Mac Mini nuke is a freaking DaaS box? And at $350?
I guess it serves us right since the only comment most here can say about Apple is walled garden. We really don’t have a much better situation with Microsoft.

I actually envy anyone here who has successfully moved to Linux.
 
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This was like the early wyse thin client terminals. These are good for office machines.

But yeah better have really good internet otherwise nothing works. So there's still that risk.
Citrix and VMware says hi....

Just like Mining and ML/AI stupidty another waste of energy resources that should meet early grave. What a waste of resources.
Just cause you don't understand technology doesn't mean it's worthless
 

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Setting up for failure like CloudStrike

This was like the early wyse thin client terminals. These are good for office machines.

But yeah better have really good internet otherwise nothing works. So there's still that risk.

Citrix and VMware says hi....


Just cause you don't understand technology doesn't mean it's worthless
 
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Apple should take note. Putting a power button on the front of mini PC doesn't always look bad.
 
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So Microsoft's response to the Mac Mini nuke is a freaking DaaS box? And at $350?
And pay a minimum of $31 a month on top of the $350 or its a paper weight.
 
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