Eric Schmidt Pitches Google Apps
With the launch of Google Apps Premiere Edition for large enterprises, Google must now market Apps in a language suits can understand. CEO Eric Schmidt and CIO Douglas Merrill explain how even Google uses Google Apps, taking an opening potshot at Microsoft Office’s limited collaboration scaling.
Meanwhile, Steve Ballmer throws another chair.
I have been using GApps since August… and what I really like is the API. It allow Goolge to “grow” an ecosystem.For example we are developing an FREE open source “business application platform” (think salesforce.com). Our first application is working tightly integrated with GOOGLE APPS. http://www.applicationexchange.com.
But there have been some critical voices… special regrading the terms of service etc,,, http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4537
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