I have a computer that does not have either a mouse keyboard or monitor attached to it, to use it I switch it on and wait for it to boot, then use windows RDP to login. I can view the screen, move the mouse across monitors seamlessly, use the clipboard. The only thing extra here is the file sharing - I can just hook up an external drive or sync using dropbox.
> The only thing extra here is the file sharing - I can just hook up an external drive or sync using dropbox.
I'm not Microsoft fanboy, but you don't just dismiss a new feature because there exist clunky workarounds.
I mean, you can use a manual switch to workaround the mouse/keyboard/monitor sharing as well. You can also work around it by having a monitor, keyboard, and mouse for every machine.
RDP has been around for over a decade and works fine. Transferring 100's of gigabytes of data over wireless is a nightmare. Keeping small amounts of data in sync by dragging and dropping every 10 minutes is a clunky workaround.
To clarify, I am not dismissing the feature, it may be useful for those who are running multiple computers and monitors side by side, which I am not.
> you don't just dismiss a new feature because there exist clunky workarounds.
True. I dismissed it because it wouldn't help with my Linux and Mac desktops. Software development hasn't been a Windows-only ecosystem for a long time.
