Poettering: The Most Awesome, Least-Advertised Fedora 17 Feature

Not to also mention that off the shelf consumer hardware is significantly cheaper and more powerful then what you typically see with thin client hardware. So even if you are just provisioning for thin clients or 'semi-thin clients' you can still come out ahead.

However, The type of VGA/keyboard/mouse clients were you have a small box you connect to a desktop/desktop server type thing over long twisted wire pairs do have a significant advantage that they are mostly tamper proof and are useless to the thief if stolen.