--- title: India’s richest man now wants to turn aging computers... description: Reliance Jio is opening its JioPC cloud computing service to any internet user in India, not just its own broadband subscribers, pitching it as a way to make... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/india-s-richest-man-now-wants-to-turn-aging-computers-into-ai-ready-pcs-a1xx7ivpp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: India’s richest man now wants to turn aging computers into AI-ready PCs | daily.dev og:description: Reliance Jio is opening its JioPC cloud computing service to any internet user in India, not just its own broadband subscribers, pitching it as a way to make... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/india-s-richest-man-now-wants-to-turn-aging-computers-into-ai-ready-pcs-a1xx7ivpp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/A1XX7iVpp.png og:image:alt: India’s richest man now wants to turn aging computers into AI-ready PCs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # India’s richest man now wants to turn aging computers into AI-ready PCs **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Reliance Jio is opening its JioPC cloud computing service to any internet user in India, not just its own broadband subscribers, pitching it as a way to make aging computers 'AI-ready' without hardware upgrades. Plans range from about $11 for two months to $53 for a 12-month subscription with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, streamed from Jio's data centers. Analysts note the service lacks dedicated AI accelerators typical of true AI PCs and faces hurdles including India's preference for owning hardware, competition from refurbished PCs, and dependence on stable internet connectivity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is JioPC and how much does it cost? JioPC is a cloud computing service from Reliance Jio that streams a virtual PC to an existing computer, letting older machines access modern computing power without hardware upgrades. Plans start at roughly $11 for two months, with a 12-month subscription costing about $42 for 8GB RAM and 500GB storage, or about $53 for 16GB RAM and 1TB storage. _Anyone weighing cloud PCs versus hardware upgrades can follow emerging computing trends like this on daily.dev._ ### Does JioPC qualify as a true AI PC with on-device AI hardware? No, JioPC's disclosed specifications do not mention dedicated AI accelerators for on-device generative AI workloads, which is a key feature distinguishing modern AI PCs. Instead, it relies on cloud processing power streamed from Jio's data centers, challenging the conventional definition of what makes a PC AI-ready. _Developers evaluating AI PC claims versus cloud alternatives can track this debate on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [India’s top telco tackles AI with $110b and proven playbook](https://daily.dev/posts/india-s-top-telco-tackles-ai-with-110b-and-proven-playbook-ct89qyzlg) · The Register · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google partners with Ambani’s Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India](https://daily.dev/posts/google-partners-with-ambani-s-reliance-to-offer-free-ai-pro-access-to-millions-of-jio-users-in-india-ikjw4wswq) · TechCrunch · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home](https://daily.dev/posts/billionaire-ambani-wants-ai-in-every-call-app-and-home-xrx5sfq3p) · TechCrunch · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Indian conglomerate Adani plans slow $100 billion AI build](https://daily.dev/posts/indian-conglomerate-adani-plans-slow-100-billion-ai-build-w4mwb5hp1) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google launches sub-$5 AI Plus plan in India to compete with ChatGPT Go](https://daily.dev/posts/google-launches-sub--5-ai-plus-plan-in-india-to-compete-with-chatgpt-go-ag4pfw7xc) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/india-s-richest-man-now-wants-to-turn-aging-computers-into-ai-ready-pcs-a1xx7ivpp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"India’s richest man now wants to turn aging computers into AI-ready PCs","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/india-s-richest-man-now-wants-to-turn-aging-computers-into-ai-ready-pcs-a1xx7ivpp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/india-s-richest-man-now-wants-to-turn-aging-computers-into-ai-ready-pcs-a1xx7ivpp"},"datePublished":"2026-09-02T16:04:07.830Z","dateModified":"2026-09-03T11:26:54.455Z","description":"Reliance Jio is opening its JioPC cloud computing service to any internet user in India, not just its own broadband subscribers, pitching it as a way to make...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b4f50c3bebc34fec83fd0f534e798862?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b4f50c3bebc34fec83fd0f534e798862?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/india-s-richest-man-now-wants-to-turn-aging-computers-into-ai-ready-pcs-a1xx7ivpp","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"cloud","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"India’s richest man now wants to turn aging computers into AI-ready PCs"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/india-s-richest-man-now-wants-to-turn-aging-computers-into-ai-ready-pcs-a1xx7ivpp#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is JioPC and how much does it cost?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"JioPC is a cloud computing service from Reliance Jio that streams a virtual PC to an existing computer, letting older machines access modern computing power without hardware upgrades. 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