 #Microsoft wants to move #Windows fully to the cloud. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy Don't let them force you to log on to their servers to monitor and control you every time you need your computer. Take back your desktop! Use Plasma! 36 comments
Internal memo from MS: "Move Windows 11 increasingly to the Cloud: 365 to enable a full Windows operating system streamed from the cloud to any device. Use the power of the cloud and client to enable improved Al-powered services and full roaming of people’s digital experience".  @kde Right, they want a thin client version of Windows as an option for consumers instead of just enterprise customers. No one said "fully move" except Verge.  No offense, but there is also no mention of "thin clients" or this whole strategy you attribute it to. If you have more context, maybe more pages from that memo that gives more context, please share. @Bro666 Windows 365 already exists, it's just only for companies right now that need to sometimes run Windows software on non-Windows devices: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365 "Move" is a weird word in that presentation slide, but that's getting into semantics. It's pretty clear they mean that cloud Windows should be an option for consumers, not that Windows will somehow only be a cloud thing. Here's the thing: all we know is what it says... Again, unless you have some internal insight and can back it up with evidence, that is. @Bro666 My evidence is reading comprehension. There is no feasible way to move millions or billions of PCs to a streaming solution for all computing tasks with the technology we have today, so the next likely explanation for poor wording in an internal document is that cloud streaming is an option for people who want it, which is a far lower amount of people. But it goes both ways, doesn't it? You inferred one thing. The author of the headline inferred something different. Both of you are approaching this from different hypothetical contexts, as you lack the real one. Thus you reach different interpretations of what this memo means. My point is you cannot say for sure the headline is wrong. Plasma is a desktop environment that is easy to use, and protects your privacy. NASA, CERN, public institutions and companies worldwide rely on Plasma because of its features, stability and reliability. https://kde.org/for/scientists/ You too can contribute to Plasma! Donate here: Also the billions of unnecessary connections per second that an online Windows would require across all machines would increase harmful emissions to unacceptable levels. Meanwhile, KDE is working to cut them back: @kde I see you claim "providing software which does this in a way that reduces software's environmental impact for us and future generations". Can you back this assertion up? Does the e.V. have a consistent approach, and verifiable enforcement, of this goal across projects?  @kde Plasma, like all large software projects is not bug free. But all bugs do not affect all people. There are hardware, packaging, and configuration factors that may escape KDE's control. Indeed, your experience may be specific to you. That said, you can do your part and dispel any doubts at the same time by reporting concrete, reproducible bugs to We appreciate feedback and thank all users who take the time to help us locate and eliminate errors in the code.  @kde F'ing Windows. It's been years since I've had to give up anything to use Linux. Anything Windows can do, Linux can do better.  @kde@floss.social My non-techie family members use #debian with #plasma on their laptops and they're very happy with it. After I installed it and showed them how to use and update the system they never wanted to change back to windows. @kde But I like MATE + Openbox and whatever else I'm running here.. Y'all make it too easy, too stylish. If nature intended that GPUs would grow on trees 😆  @kde I feel like not many companies/people are gonna fall for it, they'll be left with that like with metaverse @kde Well, since you brought it up... I'd love to use KDE, but it's still too buggy. After 20 or so years of trying, it always ends with some show stopper bugs for me, last time (2022) it was window drawing (couldn't draw libreoffice windows), which I'd say is the main job of KDE.  @kde You don't want to know what windows defender is capable of. @kde Hi KDE, Didnt they already do this with the roll out of Office 365. You need to be signed in to access your documents or even open a pdf  I live in SE Asia. The internet slows considerably from 4-9 everyday as people leave work/school & hop online. The infrastructure isn't ready here for that. I spent days trying to turn off MS's bloatware on my last machine. Cortana, the AI assistant, cannot be uninstalled. You can, supposedly, turn it off, but it still runs in the background. On the other hand, I'm very happy with my new machine running Linux. It's noticeably faster, does everything I want, and it doesn't spy on me. @kde Last time I tried using Plasma, I had to lose two days worth of work in order to wipe, format, and install GNOME (of all things). So apologies, I will stay with Microsoft, whatever harrowing that choice may be  |
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@kde No they don't, Verge ran a bad headline about Microsoft expanding cloud Windows streaming and then it turned into a game of telephone.