[kojoru]

Compare that app + Surface Hub to Google Jamboard [1] which is a single-purpose 4k TV capable of only fulfilling this use case and costing $5k + $600/year.

1 - https://gsuite.google.com/products/jamboard/

[Eridrus]

A Surface Hub is $9K though, so not sure why you're bringing up cost here.

[DiabloD3]

The Hub is an actual complete Surface PC. $9k is ridiculous, but it is more than just a whiteboard.

[endorphone]

But in that case you don't want more than a white board. There are many cases, especially in the corporate world, where you want a single-purpose device that isn't going to need maintenance, group policies, etc etc.

[zamadatix]

Buying a device without "group policies, etc etc" doesn't mean you don't still need to implement them.

Damn I wish our company would stop buying Alexa/Home/Chromecast/Sonos/IoT-box-from-down-the-street.

[ChikkaChiChi]

One of the best ideas I ever had was getting a completely separate network connection for our guest WiFi. It was trivial to implement, keeps our diagrams and GRC needs simple, and we no longer have to worry when a PHB wants an IOT lightbulb that'll no doubt get hacked in 24 months.

[partiallypro]

The next generation (that they recently demoed in videos) is expected to be much, much cheaper.

[DoofusOfDeath]

Can you provide a link or two?

[partiallypro]

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DbslbKsQSk

Price info: https://wccftech.com/microsoft-surface-hub-2-22000/

There is a better article I read about the pricing when it was first announced, but that's the few top results that goes over it.

[Eldt]

Look at the comparison they made and you'll understand why...