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One thing he leaves out. Microsoft is ONLY doing this because of
competitive pressure. If not for Google, and others, you, the eager customer, would still be forced to buy servers and Exchange and run it all locally, and pay a small fortune for it.

Competition is good, very good.
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One thing he leaves out. Microsoft is ONLY doing this because of  DonnieBoy | 03/02/09
So what. Google leaves out the reason  GuidingLight | 03/02/09
Right, Google was forced into online services because of Microsoft!!!  DonnieBoy | 03/02/09
Yahoo, Hotmail, et cetera  GuidingLight | 03/02/09
Not sure how far MS wants to go in validating the cloud computing model.  DonnieBoy | 03/02/09
True Viability has yet to be determined...It's all a cloud for now - nt  USTechHead | 03/02/09
Wrong again  marksashton | 03/02/09
The real picture  Mikael_z | 03/02/09
You should probubly do a little more investigation.  B.O.F.H. | 03/02/09
Actually  johnmullinax | 03/04/09
Who are you trying to kid?  linux for me | 03/03/09
Who are you trusting your CA to?  pcguy777 | 03/02/09
Wrong  marksashton | 03/02/09
Excellent post, I agree 100%  914four | 03/03/09
Well Google Apps is fine for this organization  stevey_d | 03/02/09
"no downtime at all"  KTLA | 03/02/09
look, we haven't experienced any downtimes  stevey_d | 03/02/09
Well Google Apps is fine ... GREAT actually  mavr1c | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  hismightiness | 03/02/09
Perhaps...  914four | 03/03/09
No is disputing that AFAIK.  Gnutella | 03/02/09
Who's leading you to believe...  storm14k | 03/02/09
Microsoft PR statement warning  martin23 | 03/02/09
Whoa, that's a BIG deal!  Roger Ramjet | 03/02/09
you really gonna compare outlook and exchange  JoeMama_z | 03/02/09
Potential...is something Microsoft does NOT have.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 03/02/09
"They have picked Apple as the winner"  KTLA | 03/02/09
Growth vs. income  vikingnyc@... | 03/02/09
MSFT an income stock?  Fred Fredrickson | 03/02/09
If someone handed you a Billion Dollars...  pcguy777 | 03/02/09
Microsoft land beta tester GSK  LittleGuy | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  vikingnyc@... | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  anthony.bryans@... | 03/02/09
If the new offerings are solid....  pcguy777 | 03/02/09
Services are a trial in 19 countries.  bjbrock | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  bill_hattenhauer@... | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  rMatey | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  gustown | 03/02/09
Kinda agree with you...  i8thecat | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  somewhereinCA | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  somewhereinCA | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  rfdudley@... | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  SeanBar | 03/02/09
wrong url  kayvaan | 03/02/09
URL corrected  phil wainewright ZDNet Moderator | 03/03/09
Remote Virtual Computing with VOIP  matthewbulat | 03/02/09
Build your own low cost cloud infrastructure !  ThinkFairer | 03/02/09
Why, fat clients are Cheap?  Rob Oakes | 03/02/09
Benefits of thin client  ThinkFairer | 03/02/09
Thin clients...  technology@... | 03/03/09
Microsoft pumps smoke and mirrors, big talk  ewelch | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  egads@... | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  shollomon | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  Loverock Davidson | 03/02/09
Where's the cost comparison?  Fred Fredrickson | 03/02/09
MS is expensive  Babs I. Wilsmore | 03/02/09
Trust.. Microsoft? With enterprise data??  Crogon | 03/02/09
Uhm ... Microsoft Products Run the Enterprise World  Rob Oakes | 03/02/09
The "Enterprise" is welcome to MS!  aesop1 | 03/02/09
Please  Average-IT-Guy | 03/03/09
Uhm.. No, they don't.  Crogon | 03/02/09
This is pathetic leadership  Babs I. Wilsmore | 03/02/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  larissa860 | 03/02/09
Title: "MS takes Google to school !!"  Aussie_Troll | 03/03/09
Reality check for Google  ID@... | 03/03/09
Cloud computing is certainly beneficial butwho own's the data  bpist | 03/03/09
try this, http://www.google.com/postini/email.html#archive  way_z | 03/03/09
You got a bank accout ??  Aussie_Troll | 03/03/09
Remember when...  Narg | 03/03/09
You don't get it  marksashton | 03/03/09
iPhone Wins....'specially version 4.0!! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 03/05/09
My business dumped Microsoft for Google  ocbizlaw | 03/03/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  genlrel@... | 03/03/09
MICROSOFT - The lying, cheating, stealing CORP that won't get OUR business!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 03/05/09
Look at them Liniux trolls go. Jealousy is really the ugly face of OSS...  transposeIT | 03/05/09
RE: Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK  jayliew | 03/06/09

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