Mukesh Ambani turns old PCs into AI-ready machines with JioPC

reliance jio, owned by india's richest man mukesh ambani, has opened its cloud pc service, jiopc, to any internet user in india. originally launched in july 2025, jiopc streams a virtual pc from jio's cloud to existing computers, providing access to ai-ready computing without hardware upgrades. plans offer up to 8 virtual cpus, 16gb ram, and 1tb storage, starting at ₹1,000 for two months. this move aims to stretch pc lifecycles, challenging traditional upgrade cycles, and may create a new market for computing capability subscriptions.