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Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud (www.theverge.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/tech@kbin.social
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If this happens, will it be a mass exodus to Linux/Mac? Or will people just live with it? The fact that the Steam Deck has shown great promise in playing games on Linux has made me reconsider Windows yet again.

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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yay! Back to dumb terminals. Or Network Computers again

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Computer

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    I think we're almost there, really. A lot of places already have what is basically the terminal of today for users to use. It's just a little box with keyboard, mouse, and monitor, and maybe some USB ports, and it connects the user to a virtual machine running on a server in the building somewhere.

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