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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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[–] 8 points 3 years ago (5 children)

How might it be different from something like Citrix? Just an official way to do it? Maybe some integration with hosting?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Its probably different in that money goes to Microsoft instead of Citrix.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I'm not an economist but that seems like a pro for Microsoft and a con for Citrix. Though, seemingly, Microsoft's approach, naturally, centers around their own devices and OS rather than Citrix's approach where just about every device/OS has an available application that can be used.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Its probably in direct competition to citrix.

    For a recent job I had to sign into citrix to open a windows VM to access a corporate network. It was a pain, to be honest.

    MS could have made that much easier if it was just a matter of signing in and getting some form of windows image streamed directly.

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