Google Slowly Pushing Business App Users Toward Premium Service
January 25, 2009 by
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Michael Arrington submits:
Google (GOOG) says the vast majority of the 1 million businesses that use Google Apps opt for the free advertising supported version. To make the free option less attractive they’ve been quietly lowering the number of user accounts that can be associated with a free account. Now as businesses grow, they’ll be forced to move to the paid version much more quickly than before.
Google Apps is a suite of online applications like gmail, Google calendar, Google Docs, etc. that are packaged and tailored for business use. It’s growing fast – in a recent post where Google announced the opening of a reseller program, the company said that more than 1 million businesses and 10 million users use Google Apps today, and 3,000 new businesses sign up daily. The largest business user, Genentech (DNA), has 20,000 employees on Google Apps.
Google: Putting the Squeeze on Free Apps
January 25, 2009 by
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Michael Arrington submits:
Google (GOOG) says the vast majority of the 1 million businesses that use Google Apps opt for the free advertising supported version. To make the free option less attractive they’ve been quietly lowering the number of user accounts that can be associated with a free account. Now as businesses grow, they’ll be forced to move to the paid version much more quickly than before.
Google Apps is a suite of online applications like gmail, Google calendar, Google Docs, etc. that are packaged and tailored for business use. It’s growing fast – in a recent post where Google announced the opening of a reseller program, the company said that more than 1 million businesses and 10 million users use Google Apps today, and 3,000 new businesses sign up daily. The largest business user, Genentech (DNA), has 20,000 employees on Google Apps.
Eric Schmidt Talks Google, Apple, Energy and Obama with Jim Cramer
January 25, 2009 by
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Michael Arrington submits:
Google CEO Eric Schmidt was on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money Wednesday evening to talk about a wide range of issues, from Obama to Steve Jobs.
On Google killing its print ads business: “That particular product didn’t work particularly well and we’re trying other solutions. Print is a hard one because they have declining ad revenue and higher print costs. And so we’re trying other solutions. Ultimately most people will get their information online.”