Comment on Asus and Dell announce new mini PCs for Windows 365 | Goodbye local OS

• OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Desktops are just hardware.

  Sure. But more important than what they look like or whether or not they’re sideways are the other properties of that hardware:

  • Upgradeable and repairable with widely available replacement parts

  • General purpose and capable of running any software you put on them

  What I’m worried about is the desktop being replaced by something that meets neither of those points, resulting in a far worse experience for any person who wants to customize, maintain, and fully control their own computer, especially if they’d like to do so without interference from a huge corporation.

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  • Fmstrat@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    But…

    Pretty cases on your desk will just get traded in for slim sideways 19" racks on a stand. And then they’ll get pretty, too.

    No desktops means more server options that people use at home. It’s still motherboards, RAM, GPU, etc.

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    • OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Server options tend to be significantly more expensive, with fewer places to buy parts.

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