Tha Microsoft Killa?

FEJ · 06-18-2007, 09:01 PM

Google is working on it, but won't kill Microsoft just yet. They are, however doing a good job at crossing all platforms. Their Google Documents and Google Document Apps (designed for business) will give Microsoft a run for their money in that the machine does not need a word or spreadsheet processor on it, as long as it has web connectivity.

Alex · 06-18-2007, 09:35 PM

Yes, the business products may make some headway in smaller companies. But I work with these issues at the large corporate issue all the time and short of Microsoft actually discontinuing the Office suite of products, nobody else is going to dislodge them. I constantly deal with developing around IT infrastructure from the '60s. Big corporations are amazingly conservative on some things.

And if Google docs does start to make inroads, all Microsoft has to do is release a server based product using their standards and the threat is gone.

I have no problem with the idea that Microsoft will lose in some sub-markets. I just don't see it (as a producer of productivity software) being "killed."

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FEJ Living Now Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 563	Google is working on it, but won't kill Microsoft just yet. They are, however doing a good job at crossing all platforms. Their Google Documents and Google Document Apps (designed for business) will give Microsoft a run for their money in that the machine does not need a word or spreadsheet processor on it, as long as it has web connectivity.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, the business products may make some headway in smaller companies. But I work with these issues at the large corporate issue all the time and short of Microsoft actually discontinuing the Office suite of products, nobody else is going to dislodge them. I constantly deal with developing around IT infrastructure from the '60s. Big corporations are amazingly conservative on some things. And if Google docs does start to make inroads, all Microsoft has to do is release a server based product using their standards and the threat is gone. I have no problem with the idea that Microsoft will lose in some sub-markets. I just don't see it (as a producer of productivity software) being "killed."
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