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I don't think the idea is to stream a windows session ala vnc, rdp, citrix, etc. What they're trying to do is to migrate the OS itself into something that can
by jayski 3y ago
I don't think the idea is to stream a windows session ala vnc, rdp, citrix, etc.
What they're trying to do is to migrate the OS itself into something that can run on a browser and interact with the windows cloud vía xhr calls. webassembly makes this wholy possible.
this is how office 365 works, it's not windows office software streamed to your computer,it's office ported to the browser and cloud is your storage.
- doubled112 3y agoFrom the slide > Build on Windows 365 to enable a full Windows operating system system streamed from the cloud to any device. I interpreted that as a remote desktop session of some sort, but maybe some day it will look more like you're suggesting. It is the word "full" that sways me this way. I don't know how I feel about booting an OS (Linux, MacOS, Windows) to open an OS (actually a browser) that runs the OS (Windows Online) though. Every time I say it though, I realize we're already pretty close.
- gausswho 3y agoThe Year of the (Thin) Linux Desktop
- peddling-brink 3y agoAt that point, is it even considered an OS, or a web app?
- doubled112 3y agoWith a browser doing everything it can (abstracting graphics acceleration, USB access, etc) the lines get more blurry every day. Web app? But if it runs applications, and provides access to and manages resources, at what point is it also considered an OS?