If a network goes down, thin clients are more useful than fat clients because they do not have all that extra software running.

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Thin clients rely heavily on network connectivity to access the central server for their applications and data, so if the network goes down, they become largely inoperable, unlike fat clients which have local storage and applications allowing them to continue working independently of the network.

If a Network Goes Down, Thin Clients Are More Useful