DaddleDew@lemmy.world
on 19 Nov 14:56
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Almost every cloud based device I’ve ever owned ended up either putting an increasing number of basic features that were originally free behind a subscription paywall or simply turned itself into a brick when it stopped being supported.
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
on 19 Nov 14:56
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$350 for a thin client locked out of doing anything useful and requiring a subscription to function?
The Link device is designed to be a compact, fanless, and easy-to-use cloud PC for your local monitors and peripherals. It’s meant to be the ideal companion to Microsoft’s Windows 365 service, which lets businesses transition employees over to virtual machines that exist in the cloud and can be streamed securely to multiple devices.
It sounds like it’s part of a broader strategy to have companies outsource their IT to Microsoft.
schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business
on 19 Nov 20:00
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Yeah but it’s priced the same as a cheap laptop and/or desktop, which of course doesn’t then require you to pay monthly to actually use the stupid thing.
It feels like another ‘Microsoft asked Microsoft what Microsoft management would buy, and came up with this’ product, and less one that actually has a substantial market, especially when you’re trying to sell a $350 box that costs you $x a month to actually use as a ‘business solution’.
This would probably be a cool product at $0 with-a-required-contract-with-Azure, but at $350… meh, I suspect it’s a hard sale given the VDI stuff on Azure isn’t cheap.
which of course doesn’t then require you to pay monthly to actually use the stupid thing.
I think the idea here is that the businesses can lay off some of their in-house IT staff and pay Microsoft a lesser amount instead; the in-house IT staff does get paid monthly.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 19 Nov 14:58
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For that price you can just get a raspberry pi 5, you can stream on it but also use it as a low end Linux machine
This feels way too expensive for what is a dumbed down device. Maybe $50-$100, but you would still end up paying quite a bit for something that requires a subscription.
For the price they are asking, you could get a desktop with OK performance that will be free forever after that.
soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id
on 19 Nov 19:40
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It looks pretty ig
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
on 19 Nov 20:35
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No thanks. I do want the large wifi enabled suppository that probably comes with it 😉. I can use that in times of loneliness and despair.
I thought this was a mini-pc to compete with the mac mini, until I realized its streaming only. I’d much rather cough up the extra $250 for the insane jump in power that the mac mini gives you.
richardisaguy@lemmy.world
on 19 Nov 22:07
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i think this is the most stupid product i have ever heard of. I can’t help but imagine the unholy latency of transferring files from “your computer” to an external storage.
mustbe3to20signs@feddit.org
on 19 Nov 23:22
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Imagine spending 350 bucks on a device that turns into useless e-waste the second M$ changes their business strategy
upside431@lemmy.world
on 20 Nov 00:20
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Why would I pay so much for such thing?
Because $350 couldn’t possibly buy enough hardware to run a modern operating system!
I would say Win11 runs rather well even on old crappy devices. If they let it run on it :)
Or just use linux and dont worry.
640K ought to be enough for everybody.
Almost every cloud based device I’ve ever owned ended up either putting an increasing number of basic features that were originally free behind a subscription paywall or simply turned itself into a brick when it stopped being supported.
$350 for a thin client locked out of doing anything useful and requiring a subscription to function?
It sounds like it’s part of a broader strategy to have companies outsource their IT to Microsoft.
Yeah but it’s priced the same as a cheap laptop and/or desktop, which of course doesn’t then require you to pay monthly to actually use the stupid thing.
It feels like another ‘Microsoft asked Microsoft what Microsoft management would buy, and came up with this’ product, and less one that actually has a substantial market, especially when you’re trying to sell a $350 box that costs you $x a month to actually use as a ‘business solution’.
This would probably be a cool product at $0 with-a-required-contract-with-Azure, but at $350… meh, I suspect it’s a hard sale given the VDI stuff on Azure isn’t cheap.
I think the idea here is that the businesses can lay off some of their in-house IT staff and pay Microsoft a lesser amount instead; the in-house IT staff does get paid monthly.
For that price you can just get a raspberry pi 5, you can stream on it but also use it as a low end Linux machine
This feels way too expensive for what is a dumbed down device. Maybe $50-$100, but you would still end up paying quite a bit for something that requires a subscription.
For the price they are asking, you could get a desktop with OK performance that will be free forever after that.
It looks pretty ig
No thanks. I do want the large wifi enabled suppository that probably comes with it 😉. I can use that in times of loneliness and despair.
I thought this was a mini-pc to compete with the mac mini, until I realized its streaming only. I’d much rather cough up the extra $250 for the insane jump in power that the mac mini gives you.
i think this is the most stupid product i have ever heard of. I can’t help but imagine the unholy latency of transferring files from “your computer” to an external storage.
Imagine spending 350 bucks on a device that turns into useless e-waste the second M$ changes their business strategy
Goodbye privacy
Yep, that sound worth than Recall.
People are buying that shit?! LOLOLOLOL
But for that you can buy a mini PC that runs it locally. What the fuck is this even for?
Like most Microsoft hardware made after a certain year: Microsoft fans who will literally buy a box of feces if M$ sold it.
Corporates. 60€/month is an acceptable price for them.
No one here is talking about the subscription that will come with it…
If it streams from someone’s else computer,you will have to pay for that “service”…
Why pay Windows once when you can pay it every month!
Makes sense for a business. Less so for the individual.
You could buy a steam deck for this price
If they made it cheaper it would at least make sense.
So they reinvented the thin client. Wow.