▲ 61 ▼ Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud (www.theverge.com) submitted 3 years ago by dvdnet90@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.ml 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago (1 child) bet itll suddenly become subscription based too permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fireshaper@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Of course, how else will they pay for storage of your data? This part already started with OneDrive. Now you'll buy a new laptop for $100, the thinnest laptop you've ever seen, it will just come with a 128GB m.1 drive soldered to the board, and you'll run (and save) everything from Microsoft's servers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago That’s exactly the argument they and their bootlickers will use too. “we need it to run infrastructure!!!” they wouldnt have to run infrastructure if they didnt gut features from their products. Like the whole Toyota remote start subscription crap. “They need the subscription to run the servers so you can start your car from anywhere” but you can no longer use classic radio remote start which doesn’t require servers permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago That’s exactly the argument they and their bootlickers will use too. “we need it to run infrastructure!!!” they wouldnt have to run infrastructure if they didnt gut features from their products. Like the whole Toyota remote start subscription crap. “They need the subscription to run the servers so you can start your car from anywhere” but you can no longer use classic radio remote start which doesn’t require servers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fireshaper@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Of course, how else will they pay for storage of your data? This part already started with OneDrive. Now you'll buy a new laptop for $100, the thinnest laptop you've ever seen, it will just come with a 128GB m.1 drive soldered to the board, and you'll run (and save) everything from Microsoft's servers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago That’s exactly the argument they and their bootlickers will use too. “we need it to run infrastructure!!!” they wouldnt have to run infrastructure if they didnt gut features from their products. Like the whole Toyota remote start subscription crap. “They need the subscription to run the servers so you can start your car from anywhere” but you can no longer use classic radio remote start which doesn’t require servers permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago That’s exactly the argument they and their bootlickers will use too. “we need it to run infrastructure!!!” they wouldnt have to run infrastructure if they didnt gut features from their products. Like the whole Toyota remote start subscription crap. “They need the subscription to run the servers so you can start your car from anywhere” but you can no longer use classic radio remote start which doesn’t require servers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago That’s exactly the argument they and their bootlickers will use too. “we need it to run infrastructure!!!” they wouldnt have to run infrastructure if they didnt gut features from their products. Like the whole Toyota remote start subscription crap. “They need the subscription to run the servers so you can start your car from anywhere” but you can no longer use classic radio remote start which doesn’t require servers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago That’s exactly the argument they and their bootlickers will use too. “we need it to run infrastructure!!!” they wouldnt have to run infrastructure if they didnt gut features from their products. Like the whole Toyota remote start subscription crap. “They need the subscription to run the servers so you can start your car from anywhere” but you can no longer use classic radio remote start which doesn’t require servers permalink fedilink source parent