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Microsoft's ultimate goal seems to be to be able to manage your computer as if it was part of their cloud. And a fine goal it is (for them). It's the best of b

Microsoft's ultimate goal seems to be to be able to manage your computer as if it was part of their cloud. And a fine goal it is (for them). It's the best of both worlds, they control it but you pay for it.

cm2187 8y ago
Even the "edge computing" terminology implies that a local pc is a sort of extension of their cloud...
afdsgujbuionio 8y ago
Which actually sounds kind of OK to me. There are some users who can't manage their own machines and don't want to. There's a reason most companies have a central IT department. The problem is twofold: 1. There should be a single checkbox that says "keep your grubby mitts off my machine." As it is now, users must proactively keep Microsoft out. Even then updates can give Microsoft the keys again. 2. Microsoft cannot be trusted to work in the user's interest. They always steer the user towards Microsoft products.
- 794CD01 8y ago
  Checkbox seems unlikely, but this would be a reasonable way to distinguish between the "home" version of the OS for normies and the "premium" version for power users.
LinuxBender 8y ago
That sounds like a distributed mainframe. Can I rent cycles on other peoples machines?