Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 3rd Mar 2008 23:19 UTC
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says Google's tools are no threat to SharePoint, and that Google Talk is hardly changing the world. Google really does not understand the special needs of businesses, as its model is based around consumer search, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told attendees at the 2008 SharePoint conference here March 3. On a related note, Ballmer will retire in nine years.
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RE: I disagree with Gates
by TemporalBeing on Tue 4th Mar 2008 14:58
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I think Google understands business need far more than Microsoft or any of the old legacy giants.
And just think about how integrated all of there programs are - e.g. Google Talk is with Gmail, Google Apps, etc. They are more integrated throughout than Microsoft is; yet, they don't get in your way and you can easily use something else too (unlike Microsoft). So Google likely understands their customers better than Microsoft does.
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2006-03-15
I think Google understands business need far more than Microsoft or any of the old legacy giants. With redundant fiber links to the internet and SLAs under 1 hour, who needs the headache of running their own servers, backing them up, and worrying about disaster recovery. Today's infrastructure is simply just too complex and too expensive for business. From the smallest mom and pop store to the largest enterprise, there is just too much effort and money being spent on infrastructure rather than on their core business. Cloud computing is the future and this is where Google is going at full speed. Today, cloud computing supported by ads is good for consumers. Tomorrow, cloud computing, SLAs, and monthly recurring charges will be good for enterprises while slashing down costs. Microsoft is and has never been scared of Google's search dominance. They are scared of the paradigm shift Google has started and isn't afraid of exploring.
Edited 2008-03-04 00:13 UTC