Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is reportedly in talks with major manufacturers like HP, Acer and Lenovo for a cloud laptop rollout soon. The telecom player’s aim is to disrupt the Indian PC market.
According to a media report, Reliance Jio will be introducing a laptop, that will cost around Rs 15,000 and will function as a “dumb terminal”, which means that all storage and processing tasks will be on the Jio cloud.
The report underlined Reliance’s approach to significantly reduce the current ownership cost, which is around Rs 50,000. Additionally, it wants to enhance user services at high speeds.
Furthermore, the report underscored that the company is currently conducting trials with HP Chromebook for the proposed cloud PC. Subsequently, Jio is to offer a monthly subscription for the cloud PC.
Users who are not willing to buy a new device can install the cloud PC on any desktop or even a smart TV to access computing features.
Meanwhile, this development marks Jio’s second entry into the laptop market. Earlier this year, the company unveiled a 4G-powered laptop JioBook, which operates on the JioOS system. However, the upcoming cloud PC is anticipated to run on different operating systems, including Windows.
Last year in October, Jio introduced the JioBook, and on 31 July, it unveiled a new version of the laptop.
