https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/27/amazons-new-195-thin-client-looks-just-like-a-fire-tv-cube/

Amazon’s new thin client looks just like a Fire TV Cube…and that’s by design. The company this morning announced the launch of new $195 devices that allow enterprise users to access virtual desktop environments, like Amazon WorkSpaces, over the internet. The devices are housed in Fire TV Cube hardware — a decision Amazon made to leverage existing expertise from the arm of the retail giant that makes streaming media players.

The company explained its decision to build new hardware came from customer feedback about wanting to lower I.T. spending by replacing desktops and laptops with less expensive hardware. Today, many of Amazon’s enterprise customers log on to virtual desktops based on AWS End User Computing Services, like Amazon WorkSpaces, WorkSpaces Web, or Amazon AppStream, but they tend to do so over desktops or laptops that cost their employer $600 to $1200 each, Amazon says.