Microsoft's first ever Windows 11 desktop PC costs just $349, but there is a catch

stapp · Nov 20, 2024

Microsoft has released a lot of hardware throughout the years. Prominent examples are the company's Surface line of Windows devices, but also peripherals and other hardware.
Today, Microsoft announced its very first desktop PC. It is special for a number of reasons. The three big reasons are the price of the device, what it offers, and who it is designed for.
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Windows 365 Link is tiny. It has a size of 12 x 12 cm and is just 3 cm high. It looks like a box that you place under your TV to stream content to it. And that is pretty much what this device does.
It is a PC that streams Windows from the cloud. So, you do need Internet connectivity to boot into Windows. Microsoft describes the system as a "locked-down operating system with no local data or apps, and no local admin users".
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zapjb · Nov 20, 2024

"locked-down operating system with no local data or apps, and no local admin users"

It's not for me.

xxJackxx · Nov 20, 2024

...It is a PC that streams Windows from the cloud...
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Basically just a dumb terminal. Or whatever they call them now.

T-RHex · Nov 20, 2024

We've finally come back around to the mainframe age for all!

xxJackxx · Nov 20, 2024

T-RHex said: ↑

We've finally come back around to the mainframe age for all!
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They have wanted that for us all along. I'll switch to Linux before I get one of these.

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