Dell and Asus have announced new mini PCs intended for use with Windows 365. These systems will not power themselves, but will simply allow users to operate Windows running in the cloud.
You can be sure that planned obsolescence can be done much easier on these kind of hardware. One tweak from the backend and “oops, looks like Microslop 365 OS can’t run your thin client”
I look forward to thrifting one in a few years, then installing Linux on it.
I hope that future happens, but I’m scared.
You can be sure that planned obsolescence can be done much easier on these kind of hardware. One tweak from the backend and “oops, looks like Microslop 365 OS can’t run your thin client”
Network booting from the WAN sounds like a hellscape
…good
Not the Dell one, not worth your time or money - only has Intel N-series processor. But the ASUS one may have better internals.