Subscription Windows, you knew it was coming, now it's here! (Windows365)

[VirtualLarry]

Microsoft unveils new Windows 365 service, it lets you stream Windows in a browser

Windows 365 is Microsoft's first subscription-based Windows operating system and license that is available for business and enterprise users.

pocketnow.com

 

[Magic Carpet]

Cool!

Can't wait to test it.

 

[crashtech]

I thought at first it was satire... It's not?

 

[mikeymikec]

Streaming Windows in a web browser isn't quite 'Windows is now on a rent basis'.

Once again though, MS comes up with horrible naming schemes, because 'Windows 365' very much suggests that Windows is moving to a rental system.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Once again though, MS comes up with horrible naming schemes, because 'Windows 365' very much suggests that Windows is moving to a rental system.

Based on my experience it should be called Windows 350-something...

Can't really say I'm surprised.

 

[mxnerd]

It's for business & enterprise only, the virtual system lives on he cloud and streams to browsers only.

Microsoft reveals first Windows 365 pricing for PCs in the cloud

Full pricing for Cloud PCs will be available on August 2nd.

www.theverge.com

$31 per user, per month.

I'm sure you can't afford it or don't want to pay for it, or even not eligible to subscribe.

 

[crashtech]

Trying to bring back the "thin client?" Hard to imagine a use case that makes this cost-effective.

 

[mikeymikec]

Trying to bring back the "thin client?" Hard to imagine a use case that makes this cost-effective.

I wish thin clients were actually a price that justifies their existence, IIRC the last time I checked they were similar to a cheap PC. If they were say half the price, I could see an argument for a couple of thin clients hooking up to a desktop around a house; it would certainly be cool to hook up to my desktop from numerous locations cheaply.

 

[ArisVer]

Time to switch to linux.

 

[Muadib]

Time to switch to linux.

I did this back when Windows 7 was going EOL. It didn't last long, and I'm looking forward to Windows 11 for the masses. I'm running 11 on my main desktop, and really like it so far.