* Amazon Workspaces
Amazon Workspaces
I'm wondering if this service announced today will finally allow Family Historian to be run easily on any desktop, laptop or tablet whatever the operating system. As I understand it, Amazon Workspaces delivers a virtual Windows 7 desktop complete with space for programs and data, allowing any Win7 compatible program to be used on any platform. http://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/
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Re: Amazon Workspaces
It is an interesting technological service, but has a few snags for FH users.
There are licensing issues, because only licensed software can be installed on AWS.
The standard single user licence for FH only allows installation on 2 PC at your own home.
Who is going to pay between $35 and $75 per month just to access FH ?
It is cheaper to buy a Windows licence and install it in a free VM on iMac or Linux.
Also the WineHQ emulator offers a totally free solution once a few bugs get ironed out.
Multimedia files must be uploaded to AWS initially and downloaded whenever displayed.
If the user does not have a high speed broadband link then that gets tedious.
There are licensing issues, because only licensed software can be installed on AWS.
The standard single user licence for FH only allows installation on 2 PC at your own home.
Who is going to pay between $35 and $75 per month just to access FH ?
It is cheaper to buy a Windows licence and install it in a free VM on iMac or Linux.
Also the WineHQ emulator offers a totally free solution once a few bugs get ironed out.
Multimedia files must be uploaded to AWS initially and downloaded whenever displayed.
If the user does not have a high speed broadband link then that gets tedious.
Mike Tate ~ researching the Tate and Scott family history ~ tatewise ancestry