Reply to post: Re: Good work MS

Microsoft eyes slice of Raspberry Pi with free Windows 10 sprinkled on top

TheOtherHobbes

Re: Good work MS

I wonder if it's a Trojan horse to sell Office 365 subs.

Win 10 + Office 365 + Pi 2 = super-cheap office 'PC'

You won't be able to do much work with it, but it's going to appeal to manudjment types who think giving everyone a Pi-in-a-box is going to be everso cheaper than buying a few pallets of Dells.

Admin issues for that kind of 'solution' are going to be interesting. But that won't stop it being popular.

Also, undercutting Apple on price. All the punters want a MacBook Air, but when you have a choice between something that costs less than £50 and something that costs £800 to £1000, a lot of people are going to go for Option A.

I suspect Pi + MS have invented a new thing -> the Austerity Computer.

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