<div dir="ltr">Hi Brian,<div>This sounds like a mess to me, at least until we get improvements in reliability of internet access. Assuming a reliable internet connection everywhere, with decent bandwidth, this is also an opportunity for Linux, namely having a more integrated and easier connections of portable devices to home servers.</div><div>The real threat I see is if most or all manufacturers produce only devices that can only be booted from Microsoft's corporate servers.</div><div>If internet remote boot becomes the norm for laptops, then I'll set it up to boot from my home servers.</div><div>I don't see servers going away soon and the used server market will continue to exist.</div><div>Also, it seems that obsolescence of old server technology is starting to accelerate, after a lull of several years.</div><div>Best,</div><div>Phil</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 8:50 AM Brian Sturgill <<a href="mailto:bsturgill@ataman.com">bsturgill@ataman.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div>Basically, Microsoft is working on taking Windows to a more Chromebook-like platform.</div><div>Chromebooks cannot really be freely booted, and Windows machines would likely</div><div>be the same.</div><div><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy</a></div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Brian</div><div> <br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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