Well, this sucks. If the idea itself wasn't dystopian enough, all of the claims are thinly-veiled bullshit.
> 90% Off Device Cost
Only if you're not counting the subscription fees. A thin client ($150 according to you, and that seems to be on the low side) and a year of the $60 plan would cost $870. You can get a lot of laptop for that money, and it would last longer than a year. And it wouldn't be tethered to the internet.
> Booste apps have no speed limit. The elastic cloud delivers the processing performance you need, when you need it.
It's still running on hardware eventually, there will inevitably be performance limits.
> 100x Faster Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
How does that help you, if it then has to get to your computer in the least efficient format possible?
> Code, run, test, and deploy projects without changing your desktop workflow.
Or.. I could just do that from my desktop, changing even less.
> [No] Expensive laptops
See above.
> [No] software installs
Read as: no flexibility.
> [No] updates
You might not be told that they're happening, but the continuous detereoration will still be there. But now you can't even do anything about it!
> [No] dependency conflicts
I'm almost surprised it doesn't claim to solve world peace.
> [No] virtual machines
Presumably it's running in one?
> [No] OS compatibility
Nonsense. You're only running Windows 10, and adding even more compatibility problems on top of that.
> 90% Off Device Cost
Only if you're not counting the subscription fees. A thin client ($150 according to you, and that seems to be on the low side) and a year of the $60 plan would cost $870. You can get a lot of laptop for that money, and it would last longer than a year. And it wouldn't be tethered to the internet.
> Booste apps have no speed limit. The elastic cloud delivers the processing performance you need, when you need it.
It's still running on hardware eventually, there will inevitably be performance limits.
> 100x Faster Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
How does that help you, if it then has to get to your computer in the least efficient format possible?
> Code, run, test, and deploy projects without changing your desktop workflow.
Or.. I could just do that from my desktop, changing even less.
> [No] Expensive laptops
See above.
> [No] software installs
Read as: no flexibility.
> [No] updates
You might not be told that they're happening, but the continuous detereoration will still be there. But now you can't even do anything about it!
> [No] dependency conflicts
I'm almost surprised it doesn't claim to solve world peace.
> [No] virtual machines
Presumably it's running in one?
> [No] OS compatibility
Nonsense. You're only running Windows 10, and adding even more compatibility problems on top of that.