Dell wants to sell Android on a stick...the downside to it

One of Dell’s biggest bragging points for Ophelia is its projected ability to stream a OS X, Windows, Linux, or Chrome OS interface, as the user prefers. The whole thing would be handled remotely, making the Ophelia stick more a portal than a computer. It powers up when plugged in to a display or computer via its HDMI or USB ports, then immediately connects to any open WiFi networks to begin its activities.

As a result, the functions found for the other recent small form-factor computers, like the Raspberry Pi, are likely unattainable; we don’t want a dozen little bandwidth-users running at all times, nor could you trust your home functions to a computer that ceases to exist when network connectivity breaks down.

As a result, it seems like an unavoidable conclusion that the Ophelia announcement is really yet another large corporate head-fake toward the role of service provider. Should Project Ophelia go forward in a big way, the money-making could very well come from subscription fees. That is one real gamble with Ophelia: assuming the service works as stated, how willing are people to pay monthly to access to their own computer, even if it is down through Dell’s Wyse service? The low price of entry is certainly enticing — but how might that price look after a year of payments? After three?


So before you give up on the desktop computer scenario remember....no network....no access...
nothing but a USB Stick....just an FYI.