Gartner Declares DaaS Cheaper Than Laptops
Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Desktop-as-a-Service says hosted PCs are now often cheaper to operate than on-prem laptops, and predicts by 2027 virtual desktops will be cost-effective for 95% of workers, up from 40% in 2019. The report names Microsoft, Citrix, Omnissa and AWS as leaders and urges enterprises to evaluate DaaS for targeted workloads and subscription terms.
Scoring Rationale
Strong Gartner-backed industry forecast with actionable procurement guidance; limited originality given ongoing cloud-desktop migration trends.
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- Read OriginalCloudy PCs now often have lower TCO than laptopstheregister.com
