Another win for the Linux gang!

So if I don't have an internet connection, I can't even boot my computer?

Big "you'll own nothing and be happy" energy.

2023, the year that big tech shot it self in the face, continues.

I hope that gaming on linux then is as seamless as it is on windows today. Because the rest of the things that I do with my PC are already equal, but gaming is the big reason I still use windows.

bet itll suddenly become subscription based too

Hard pass.

Microsoft wants to move me fully to the Linux

I already have to jump through a bunch of hoops to make Win 10/11 tolerable for personal use and preferences Things like ShutUp10 and dozens of manual tweaks, registry settings, policy changes, etc. The cloud version will probably constantly roll all of that back on me.

I really hate this silicon valley mindset that everyone has reliable broadband and worse, they know what the user wants/needs better than the user does.

Enshitificstion is ruthless.

The writing was on the wall considering how much they're trying to push Bing into Windows 11. They want everything to be online and connected to their services, and it sucks.

man, this might be thing that finally makes me switch to Linux. what an incredibly stupid, shitty, and greedy decision.

Redmond locking out consumers with shitty/metered Internet connections? What a wonderful idea.

Asking people to move to a subscription model will also be appreciated, I'm sure.

Well, that should be interesting for businesses. I wonder how things will play out with HIPPA, GPDR, and such.

I don't get it, what's the benefit of this? Why would your average joe want to use a cloud instance instead of running Windows locally? How does Microsoft benefit from this?

I knew they were planning on removing all local control at some point. By the end of this users will propably have to call ms support/something equivalent to that, to do anything that requires admin rights. I guess I should be thankful to microsoft for steeling my resolve to not use any windows beyond 10.

Is the "cloud" sustainable and scalable, in terms of energy and environmental demands?

Wow great More always online drm in windows

I know I'm one of the few, but what I like about a PC is the Computing part, but also the Personal part. I can use this apparatus to automate some calculations in my own free time and display it however I want. Sure things can be outsourced. Sure I can use a cloud computer. But that's no fun for me.

I had notebooks where I turned off WiFi and all its services, I had a desktop PC where the network card fried. Those were the most stable and fastest Windows installations I ever had. Running for years on end without ever needing a reboot.

Windows Terminal-mode, it sure may have its place. But not for me.

@dvdnet90 I’m leaving windows as soon as support is dropped for windows 10

I guess it's about time to look into Linux again. I've run it on and off since the late 90's, but always end up back on Windows because of games.

What consumer is asking for this?

I assume it is not a full transition to cloud, instead they are adding 'Cloud Computing to Windows' and integrating with system.

I'm glad Linux gaming is getting better so I can make the switch if I have too. That being said I find Windows copilot intriguing. An AI assistant built into the operating system could be very useful. It's good to have options.