Computerworld November 24, 2023
Who needs a Windows PC when you can run the operating system as a desktop-as-a-service on your Chromebook, Linux box, or Mac?
My first computer was an IBM 360 mainframe. To use it, I relied on a 3270 terminal. From there, I quickly moved on to a PDP-11 minicomputer running Unix — where my interface was a VT-102 terminal.
In those days, all the computing power was remote. Then, CP/M, Apple, and IBM PCs changed everything. And the desktop became where power lived. That was then; this is now. Today, we’re moving back to remote computing and from the PC to cloud-based Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) offerings such as Windows 365.
This is exactly what Microsoft has wanted for years. Don’t believe...