• Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    I mean that it’s a box that you can’t change anything on, it’s basically just a thin client that connects you to locked down windows on a server somewhere

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      16 hours ago

      If I can’t install cygwin, a C++ compiler and an editor of choice, then it is useless. But I was assuming (probably too naive) this would be possible.

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        15 hours ago

        To be fair you may be able to on the early iterations until it takes over the enterprise space, and the personal space, and when they’ve got it all, they lock it the fuck down.

        This is obviously speculation, but I think it’s a pretty informed guess.

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          13 hours ago

          Yeah you are probably right. Being able to install (or even execute) your own software would expose all those sweet security loopholes in their network to a talented hacker.