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[ Disclaimer - I am responsible for a Citrix environment, but I'm reasonably proud of how well it works for our company ]

The technology behind remote desktops is fundamentally limited but I'm amazed at how good the user experience can be on a modern well-configured Citrix environment.

- The protocol responds well even on low bandwidth as long as latency is OK. On the office LAN it feels like a local computer.

- There is offloading for Teams[1], media streams[2] and even entire web browsers[3]. The tech behind this is impressive and it works pretty well (mostly!)

- For most staff it's easier to use a thin client or a minimal laptop.

- I can keep the Citrix environment patched and managed much more easily than a proliferation of laptops and home devices.

It can be a struggle at times and it's definitely not the right fit for developers. But it's got a lot of advantages and most of the time it works amazingly well.

[1] https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/m... [2] https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/m... [3] https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/m...