__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Thursday 22 February 2007 16:14 \__
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> Google is taking aim at one of Microsoft's most lucrative franchises.
>
> On Thursday, Google, the Internet search giant, will unveil a package
> of communications and productivity software aimed at businesses, which
> overwhelmingly rely on Microsoft products for those functions.
>
> The package, called Google Apps, combines two sets of previously
> available software bundles. One included programs for e-mail, instant
> messaging, calendars and Web page creation; the other, called Docs and
> Spreadsheets, included programs to read and edit documents created
> with Microsoft Word and Excel, the mainstays of Microsoft Office, an
> $11 billion annual franchise.
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>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/technology/22google.html
> (subscription required, I think)
Poor Microsoft. *sulk sulk*
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| Microsoft has warned Google to steer clear of corporate search,
| declaring that the market is "our house"....
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| "Those people are not going to be allowed to take food off our plate,
| because that is what they are intending to do."
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2160431/microsoft-warns-google-business
Microsoft execs are desperate for some food. I bet they have seen this
coming. They watch Google like a hawk. Some big companies have already
committed to taking the plunge, e.g.:
Dumping Office for Google Apps
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| Google has a friend in Disney, and that could leave Microsoft screaming
| like a jilted lover.
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http://videos.webpronews.com/2007/02/07/dumping-office-for-google-apps/
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