> Why would consumers (non-business users) want to stream Windows from the cloud? Because they will take abuse as long as there's no other option that they can

> Why would consumers (non-business users) want to stream Windows from the cloud? Because they will take abuse as long as there's no other option that they can (1) afford (2) use without hurting their ability to game/facebook/whatsapp/talk with chatgpt. Let me extrapolate some more: Furthermore, with MS investing heavily into GPT-ifying everything, you can bet they're seeing a future where computers are more voice- and/or text-driven input devices to powerful GPT services in the cloud where they control everything and can "keep the user safe" (and keep the govt "safe" as well with surveillance). People will lap it up because it's very sci-fi-esque, and the uptake/popularity of ChatGPT shows one thing: people WANT (something like) this, they don't want buttons, windows, terminals, browsers, mice/trackpads/etc. They just want to get on with their lives, and the computer to do things for them to allow them to play/talk/navigate/work/etc. If MS offers them that, the non-monetary costs won't matter (until it's too late). If it becomes a dystopia, well, let's just be happy that all of this house of cards is insecure and fragile, otherwise we're @#$@#$.