Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud
www.theverge.com
You might boot laptops straight into a cloud OS in the future

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.

    • style99@kbin.socialEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      In an internal “state of the business” Microsoft presentation from June 2022, Microsoft discuses building on “Windows 365 to enable a full Windows operating system streamed from the cloud to any device.”

      • Xeelee@kbin.socialEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        So it’s not a firm strategic commitment but it would certainly make sense for them. They want everything to be subscription based and they want to control everything you do on your (or their) computer. There are still technical challenges but when they’ve worked those out, I think it’s a safe bet that this is where they’re going.