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Better known as 'Desktop Virtualization'. Established competitors in this space are Citrix/XenDesktop, Microsoft/HyperV, Oracle/VirtualBox, VMware/HorizonView used in combination with remote desktop clients like X11 and Remote Desktop Connect. Is there an angle here that is new and interesting?


This is specifically "desktop as a service" so while there may be Xen or Horizon in the mix it is abstracted away from the customer. The established competitors are Amazon Workspaces and Azure Virtual Desktop.


> Is there an angle here that is new and interesting?

It seems like a turn key solution without much tinkering?


Also, AWS and GCP




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