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There is no incentive for AWS to add restrictions like Apple with XCode. Indeed, I think that this would just reduce the amount of the customers they can reach.
by tartaglia 6y ago
There is no incentive for AWS to add restrictions like Apple with XCode. Indeed, I think that this would just reduce the amount of the customers they can reach.
I don’t think that other computers manufacturers are going to follow Apple’s lead. Maybe Microsoft will do it if they decide to get serious with their Surface line.
The one company I see benefiting the most from this is Qualcomm. They have the customers and the money to invest in R&D.
- geogra4 6y agoAmazon already makes their own chips on the Graviton line. I wonder how long before you can get a graviton pc? maybe never?
- tartaglia 6y agoI just had a vision: Amazon Basics Laptops
- FredFS456 6y agoI would assume that they would go under the Fire branding, like FireBook.
- easton 6y agoThat's very interesting. A CR-48 looking, basic laptop with workable keyboard and trackpad. Chrome/Chromium OS (similar to CloudReady) since all the schools are on Google. If they could get it to $249 with reasonable performance, they could crush it.
- geogra4 6y agoWould they really want to use Google's OS? I would expect a FireTop, right?
- tartaglia 6y agoSince we’re fantasising, I’d say a bare metal Linux distro — or a fork of Chromium OS — running as web client for AWS Workspaces. The downside is that you need an Internet connection at all times, and possibly a subscription.
- generalizations 6y agoTo continue the fantasy: Amazon uses their experience with Stadia to deliver high-quality virtual desktops to thin client laptops. You own nothing but the locked-down terminal that connects you to the AWS virtual desktop cloud.
- cbozeman 6y agoThat's not a vision, that's a nightmare.
- tartaglia 6y agoWait till you hear the best part. Like the Kindle, they will ship it with ads as screensaver. Additionally, you will receive promoted notifications once in a while. You pay 529.99$ upfront, or a monthly subscription, in order to remove the ads and enjoy your O.S. powered by AWS Workspaces.
- cbozeman 6y agoWe're already living in Cyberpunk 2077...
- pinewurst 6y agoAnd like their Halo Band, it'll listen in on your conversations to constantly assess your tone + upload semi-nude pics of you to AWS?