Background. I have several solid reasons to personally hate Big G. An attempt to monetize EN resulted in G accepting several thousand dollars worth of eyeballs and then denying a $200 payment. No reason, no appeal. Several lies attached to me and my family are G locked into the internet forever. No path for correction. G continues to this day to protect the identity of the person or persons responsible for advocating the sexual predation of my then underaged daughter.
Okay, enough sour grapes. This is Korporate Amerika after all and any fantasies about individual rights are just that, fantasy.
So, what s this about?
G--GL* has stopped offering its web-based office software, including Gm**l, for free to small businesses as it aims to increase revenues outside its core web advertising business.
Previously, G A-p-ps, a web-based attempt to challenge to Mic rho soft Orfice’s dominance of everyday enterprise tasks such as word processing and spreadsheet editing, was free of charge to firms with 10 or fewer staff.
G* said that by charging approximately €40 per user per year, it would be able to provide better support to businesses.
“Businesses quickly outgrow the basic version and want things like 24/7 customer support and larger inboxes,” it said.
Individual consumers will still be able to use G* A-pps, including Gm*&l and G--le Dr¡ve, for free, it added, and the change will have no impact on existing business customers.
The new separation will allow G to introduce new features, that may not be “business-ready” to its consumer products more quickly, said Clay Bavor, director of product management for G Ap-ps.
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As sm_landlord notes elsewhere why would anyone want the G to have toal access to their business content. Where is the SEC in this?
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RD: As sm_landlord notes elsewhere why would anyone want the G to have toal access to their business content. Where is the SEC in this?
Couldn't/shouldn't you make the same argument about "The Cloud" and whatever Apple's equivalent is/will be? And not only businesses, but individuals that store their Book/CD/DVDs in cyberspace as well?
Rob,
Here's one for you:
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2012/12/05/christmas-gift-for-someone-you-hate-windows-8/
have fun...
"Microsoft Window." Love it.
At what point should the proverbial frog in the pot become paranoid?
w said... At what point should the proverbial frog in the pot become paranoid?
Relax...we're just trying to make you more comfortable...
Another Big G project:
http://9-eyes.com/
Moon shot:
http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/9eyes/723710392/1/tumblr_l4e6gcV5hN1qzun8o
Bipolar:
:):
Office Suite: Open Office
ACID SQL Database: FireBird
Both Open Source.
http://www.businessinsider.com/google-anti-trust-lawsuit-ftc-2012-12
As it stands, two are opposed to bringing an anti-trust suit against Google, two are in favor and one — Democrat Edith Ramirez — is undecided.
Republicans Maureen Ohlhousen and J. Thomas Rosch are expected to opposed the strongest charges, while Democrats Jon Lebowitz and Julie Brill are favorable to aggressive action against Google.
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