First of all this is simply not going to happen otherwise MS is looking at the same issues they had with their browser and will end up in court because if you sandbox let's say VMware or Citrix inside desktop as a service there is going to be problems. I happen to be friends with Mark Russinovich who runs Azure for MS as a MS Techfellow and he told me this can't happen because of the way OEM licenses are attached to COmputers you purchase and to deny updating your OS in regards to potential security vulnerabilities is sucide for an OS company. He told me that DaaS is more geared for Corporate and Government environments to allow them to compete in the VM market.
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First of all this is simply not going to happen otherwise MS is looking at the same issues they had with their browser and will end up in court because if you sandbox let's say VMware or Citrix inside desktop as a service there is going to be problems. I happen to be friends with Mark Russinovich who runs Azure for MS as a MS Techfellow and he told me this can't happen because of the way OEM licenses are attached to COmputers you purchase and to deny updating your OS in regards to potential security vulnerabilities is sucide for an OS company. He told me that DaaS is more geared for Corporate and Government environments to allow them to compete in the VM market.