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Google Gears: NOT a Microsoft killer: Google Office vs. Microsoft? Maybe I indicated today, underscoring that Google finally, apparently, has the guts to let Google Apps compete in the big boys market, a for pay one.Does that mean then that Microsoft is en route to being "flattened" by Google.Moreover, does Gears magically stamp Google as developers' best friend...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-06-01
Google Office vs. Microsoft? Maybe: Is Google Gears really the ace in the Google Office hole? Is the Google-centric initiative the one missing piece in Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office aimed at sealing Google's winning productivity applications fate?Popular perception portrays Google's announcement of Google Gears earlier this week as putting the Google vs. Microsoft Office battle in...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-06-01
Google: Tough love for Microsoft: "Because the Web is Google's platform, we are interested in improving it as much as we can," so intones Bret Taylor, the evangelist for Google's strategic developer initiatives.Google "owns" the Web experience, but to"improve" it, Google must go through the Microsoft-owned desktop, as I analyze in Google's love hate relationship with the desktop.Does it gall...; Tags: Google, Google Software Applications, Microsoft; Blog posts 2007-05-31
Google's love hate relationship with the desktop: Google CEO Eric Schmidt takes every opportunity to rally "Who needs the PC or a laptop for storage!" in his never ending quest to gather all the world's information "safely" in the Google worldwide cloud. That is the Google mission.Nevertheless, he spearheads Google efforts to extend Google to the Desktop, Google Web...; Tags: Google, Google Apps, Google Software Applications, Microsoft; Blog posts 2007-05-30
Microsoft gains over Google in Holy Land: In Microsoft ‘proud' to trump Google in search last month I reported a Microsoft victory over Google in Israel, in enterprise search.Microsoft continues to make inroads over Google in the Holy Land.When Microsoft and Google were recently put to a head to head search performance test to vie for an Israeli Government enterprise...; Tags: Enterprise, Google, Google Software Applications, Microsoft, Search; Blog posts 2007-05-29

Google vs. Microsoft Office: Do you buy it?: Google declares Google Office victory I reported, AND DEBUNKED, yesterday!In typically Googely fashion, Google is sending very mixed, and very incomplete, messages about the Microsoft Office killer, or not, Google Apps Premier.Launched as a for small fee SaaS in February under the guise of a "free trial" through April, Google nevertheless pushed back the...; Tags: Google, Google Apps, Google Checkout, Google Software Applications, Microsoft; Blog posts 2007-05-23
Google partners up? Salesforce.com deal NO Microsoft killer: Salesforce.com to do the Google Dance?In the immortal words of Michael Arrington:A partnership could be the consolation prize to Google after failed takeover talks, or this could all be nothing more than silicon valley gossip. Either way, it's a snoozer.Thanks to more "people familiar with the matter," the Wall Street...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-05-21
Microsoft beware: Google to grab Seattle engineers: "Seattle is just very rich in engineering talent," Google lustfully acknowledges."We're running out of space in our other offices there, and we're continuing to grow," a spokesperson said. Solution? Expand in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, to make room for up to 240 more Googlers, "Seattle" Software Engineers, in particular.Google now has...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google, Enterprise; Blog posts 2007-05-21
Google trumps Microsoft IE7 in search war?: Among the many Google claims to fame is that it has chosen to "ignore conventional wisdom in designing its business."Subsequently, rather than "If you can't beat them, join them," Google takes to the notion, "If you can't beat them, hijack them!"Case in point: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, "Optimized for Google."Did...; Tags: Search Advertising, Search, Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google, AdWords, AdSense, Advertising; Blog posts 2007-05-20
How Microsoft battles Google in Search warfare: Is Google Enterprise Search a joke? I noted yesterday, given Google was the butt of jokes at the Enterprise Search Summit in New York City earlier this week. Kevin Gough, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Google Enterprise, made a case at the Summit for why Google to big business: Google...; Tags: Enterprise, Google, Google Apps, Google Software Applications, Microsoft, Search; Blog posts 2007-05-17
Google vs. Microsoft Office? NO: vs. Open Office (.org)!: If we take Google CEO Eric Schmidt at his public words, Microsoft Office is welcome at the Google Apps table. But what about OpenOffice.org? Will the Google chief’s we can all get along in the cloud PR stance apply as well? "FREE OFFICE SUITE" is the succinct,...; Tags: Enterprise, Google Apps, Google Software Applications, Microsoft, Web 2.0; Blog posts 2007-05-09
Google Apps finds Microsoft Office friend: Google CEO Eric Schmidts dream of a happy Google Apps--Microsoft Office ending in the universal cloud may be making headway, in Midland, Michigan, at least.A fiscal drama is unfolding in the city, "Midland school outsourcing decision nears."OurMidland reports:Midland Public Schools needs to reduce next year’s budget by at least $5...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Business Models, Microsoft, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-04-24
Microsoft beats Google in worldwide mission, big time: Google has one proud world mission: “Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” for those that can afford a computer, have Internet access and visit Google.com, that is with Google ads an added bonus. Microsoft has just announced its new world mission: “a commitment to...; Tags: ecommerce, Culture, Microsoft, Government, Google Software Applications, Google; Blog posts 2007-04-19
Google vs. Microsoft Office? Yay! Google Spreadsheets gets charts: Perhaps Google CEO Eric Schmidt did really mean it when he winked to John Battelle yesterday before the entire Web 2.0 community that he does not seek to smother the Microsoft desktop with the Google cloud! After all, how serious a contender can he be if it is BIG...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Microsoft, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-04-18
Google Office enterprise security snafu: While Google is feted for its pre-announcement of a future planned integration of a “presentations” style feature into its Microsoft Office competitor, Google Apps, enterprise users are worried about corporate security risks stemming from the existing Google Apps Calendar application. McKinsey & Company employees do not use Google Apps...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Enterprise; Blog posts 2007-04-17
How Google has jumped the shark, big time: Is Google getting defensive?When the Googler in Chief takes to competitor trash talking in public, its well-honed Googley public goodwill strategy is at risk. Google will be a monopoly I predicted earlier in the month. Upon the Google announcement of its acquisition of DoubleClick Friday, I underscored: Google: $3.1...; Tags: YouTube, Wall Street, Video, Microsoft, Legal, Google Software Applications, Google, Copyright, Business Models, Advertising; Blog posts 2007-04-17
Google DoubleClick merger: Who wins, who loses: What does it take to “make the Internet more efficient for end users, advertisers, and publishers,” all in one fell swoop? A single Google check for $3.1 billion made out to DoubleClick!Google’s world wide mastery of SPIN continues, big time, in its determined takeover of the World Wide Web:...; Tags: Venture Capital, VC, Advertising, Yahoo, Microsoft, Metrics, Google Ads, Google Software Applications, Google, Business Models; Blog posts 2007-04-14
Google upstaged by Microsoft, Yahoo: Google Phone? What Google phone!Microsoft and Yahoo are announcing a few gadgets with “great pride,” however.How about a Yahoo super charged, new “portable MP3 player set to free you from the USB cable chaining you to your PC, allowing you to listen to personalized radio, download music, share music with...; Tags: TV, Television, Software, Social Web, Music, Mobile, Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google, Culture, Cell Phones, Business Models, Yahoo; Blog posts 2007-04-09
Why Google IS afraid of Microsoft, big time: Is Google celebrating the "death" of Microsoft?Paul Graham believes so, proclaiming Microsoft to be rich but dead.But are Eric Schmidt and company really “not afraid of Microsoft anymore”? Hardly. Google does indeed fear Microsoft, big time, and rightly so.Below are just a few billion dollar reasons why, in rebuttal to...; Tags: Web 2.0, Venture Capital, VC, Search Advertising, Search, ROI, Mobile, Microsoft, Metrics, Local, Google Software Applications, Google, Advertising; Blog posts 2007-04-07
Lenovo: Microsoft trumps Google: Microsoft Corp. and Lenovo have inked a global agreement to pre-load Windows Live services on Lenovo PCs sold worldwide including ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops and Lenovo-branded PCs:In the coming weeks, Lenovo will be the first PC maker to provide its customers worldwide with immediate access to the Microsoft Live.com portal...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Google Inc.; Blog posts 2007-03-14