Microsoft’s latest stripped-down device is designed for corporate use and includes a new operating system.
Users can quickly log in and get to their personal desktops in the cloud.The Windows 365 Cloud Link is available in limited use in the U.S., Canada and a handful of other countries. It will be for sale in a few markets at $349 in April.
After years spent failing to crack the list of top PC manufacturers with its Surface product line, Microsoft is trying something new in an established category of hardware.Early testers have used the devices in call centers and for hot-desking, the practice of temporarily placing workers in available work areas rather than having them stick to the same assigned spots, Jalleen Ringer, product leader for Windows cloud endpoints, told CNBC in an interview.
The device is meant to be simple and secure. It runs a stripped-down operating system called Windows CPC, with no local applications or local users, and has a strict application control policy that can't be disabled. It automatically downloads updates in the background and installs them at night.chip runs inside the computer, which comes with 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Weighing less than a pound, the puck-like package can be kept on a desk or even mounted behind a PC monitor.
The Windows 365 Cloud Link is a"nice alternative" to thin clients, said Melissa Grant, a senior director of product marketing at Microsoft.Burlington County
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