You're right about the cost of support, but wrong about hardware vs. software. Windows, Office et.c are negligible costs in a corporate environment compared with hardware & networking.
This is an old idea, I wish I could remember the number of times I've seen it before. I think the main reason it never caught on much in corporate environment is that users want to upgrade PCs out of their own budget. Also, your rack system will go out of date & then you will want to replace it all at once. With desktops you go through a rolling replacement program so at least someone is up to date & you don't spend all that money in one year.
The video cable technology is hardly new. Right now I've got SKM on my desk that connects to any one of 26 servers thru some sort of console splitter box. Who wants a separate screen for every server? Who's got the space?
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You're right about the cost of support, but wrong about hardware vs. software. Windows, Office et.c are negligible costs in a corporate environment compared with hardware & networking. This is an old idea, I wish I could remember the number of times I've seen it before. I think the main reason it never caught on much in corporate environment is that users want to upgrade PCs out of their own budget. Also, your rack system will go out of date & then you will want to replace it all at once. With desktops you go through a rolling replacement program so at least someone is up to date & you don't spend all that money in one year. The video cable technology is hardly new. Right now I've got SKM on my desk that connects to any one of 26 servers thru some sort of console splitter box. Who wants a separate screen for every server? Who's got the space?