floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloudwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarebbtai@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoI’m kind of confused…if the plan is to move Windows fully to the cloud, why are they talking to chipmakers about enabling more Windows features in future chip releases? Why would you need processing power for the OS if the OS is fully on the cloud?
minus-squareSwingingKoala@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoClient side rendering and stuff? Your youtube video is still rendered locally.
minus-squareRising5315@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMakes me think DRM and TPM functions as well in that case too.
I’m kind of confused…if the plan is to move Windows fully to the cloud, why are they talking to chipmakers about enabling more Windows features in future chip releases? Why would you need processing power for the OS if the OS is fully on the cloud?
Client side rendering and stuff? Your youtube video is still rendered locally.
Makes me think DRM and TPM functions as well in that case too.