[tartaglia]

There is no incentive for AWS to add restrictions like Apple with XCode. Indeed, I think that this would just reduce the amount of the customers they can reach.

I don’t think that other computers manufacturers are going to follow Apple’s lead. Maybe Microsoft will do it if they decide to get serious with their Surface line.

The one company I see benefiting the most from this is Qualcomm. They have the customers and the money to invest in R&D.

[geogra4]

Amazon already makes their own chips on the Graviton line. I wonder how long before you can get a graviton pc? maybe never?

[tartaglia]

I just had a vision: Amazon Basics Laptops

[easton]

That's very interesting. A CR-48 looking, basic laptop with workable keyboard and trackpad. Chrome/Chromium OS (similar to CloudReady) since all the schools are on Google. If they could get it to $249 with reasonable performance, they could crush it.

[tartaglia]

Since we’re fantasising, I’d say a bare metal Linux distro — or a fork of Chromium OS — running as web client for AWS Workspaces. The downside is that you need an Internet connection at all times, and possibly a subscription.

[generalizations]

To continue the fantasy: Amazon uses their experience with Stadia to deliver high-quality virtual desktops to thin client laptops.

You own nothing but the locked-down terminal that connects you to the AWS virtual desktop cloud.

[geogra4]

Would they really want to use Google's OS? I would expect a FireTop, right?

[FredFS456]

I would assume that they would go under the Fire branding, like FireBook.

[geogra4]

They had a FirePhone but they seemed to not push it to hard and dropped it.

[MrMorden]

They couldn't convince developers to publish applications to the Amazon Store, which meant that the device was substantially less useful than a Google Android phone.

[cbozeman]

That's not a vision, that's a nightmare.

[tartaglia]

Wait till you hear the best part. Like the Kindle, they will ship it with ads as screensaver. Additionally, you will receive promoted notifications once in a while.

You pay 529.99$ upfront, or a monthly subscription, in order to remove the ads and enjoy your O.S. powered by AWS Workspaces.

[cbozeman]

We're already living in Cyberpunk 2077...

[pinewurst]

And like their Halo Band, it'll listen in on your conversations to constantly assess your tone + upload semi-nude pics of you to AWS?