this really is huge.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26734

Google formally declares war on Microsoft

We will fight them on the breaches

By Nick Farrell: Thursday 06 October 2005, 07:05
GOOGLE HAS confirmed that it will launch free spreadsheet and word-processing software online and take on Microsoft in one of its biggest markets.

and very nice to see.

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There are lots of free office software programs. I use EasyWord.

Doesn't hurt that Sun's Scott McNealy Google chief Eric Schmidt know eachother personally. The potential of this partnership is huge, especially if a linux distributer *calling suse or red hat* gets involved down the road. These two have the cash and the reach to seriously dethrone microsoft.... with the right platform...

They essentally told microsoft we are coming for you, there is a market and we are taking our share.

its a massive challenge.

They essentally told microsoft we are coming for you, there is a market and we are taking our share.

The article you posted said Google is giving away free office software. Why is that a challenge?

Software sales are still Microsoft's bread and butter, generating $US11 billion ($14.5 billion) last year alone.

But its near-monopoly on the market is now under threat, as rivals such as Sun offer free alternatives to its ubiquitous Word and Office programs.

Microsoft Australia declined to comment on the Google plans yesterday.

ZDNET Australia technology analyst Fran Foo said yesterday's announcement was a big win for consumers, who currently paid between $299 and $879 for Microsoft software bundles.

http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,16826120%255E3122,00.html

I don't know though,Jay's right,there is freeware like this available...

free email was available too, but look what happened with GMail. they created a better, free internet email, and it was a huge success.

It's slightly premature, I think, to say that Gmail is a "huge success."

Microsoft has already targeted Google. I read a month ago that they are, like they did to Netscape, they're partnering with google's biggest partner (AOL, in both cases).

Oddly, though, that actually ended up costing them market share. Once Netscape created an open source product, someone made Firefox, and IE lost significant market to it. Hopefully that kind of thing will happen more. Especailly since Apple's have both started to become trendy again, and have become pretty clost to linux compatible with OS X, and Linux itself has become easy enough for a huge portion of the market. That plus Star Office might eventually wear down MSFTs hold on the markets they're in.

Well, from my view I think its without a doubt reasonable and accurate to say that Gmail is a huge success. A large, large number of people I know use it, and most of them were of the yahoo or msn crowd before.

Well, from my view I think its without a doubt reasonable and accurate to say that Gmail is a huge success. A large, large number of people I know use it, and most of them were of the yahoo or msn crowd before.
ditto.


GMail shook everything up giving out 1 GB of storage; something no else came close to. after it's launch, everyone else tried to play catch up. now most users have over 2 GB free storage; i'm up to 2.6 GB myself.

not to mention the other features they have right now and the ones they keep adding every month.

How many corporations have given up on Microsoft Outlook and moved their mail service to GMAIL?

My guess, an infinitesimally number, if any. Most companies are not going to want to move sensitive, confidential information to Google servers.

I think they were talking about the home user market, not the corporate market.

Now that I think of it, I wonder how the over all market share is split between Exchange, postfix and sendmail.

we shall see.

I can't help but wonder if all this had something to do with the following email I got yesterday. Probably a hoax, but at least I can draw a clue as to what prompted it. (I split the email into paragraphs, to save you all major headaches):

This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night and this works THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OFTHE TUESDAY USATODAY - IT IS FOR REAL

Subject: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!

This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will follow through with their promises for fear of facing a multimillion-dollar class action suit similar to the one filed by PepsiCo against General Electric not too long ago. Dear Friends; Please do not take this for a junk letter. Bill Gates sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, You will repent later.

Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test. When you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and will track it (If you are a Microsoft
Windows user) For a two weeks time period.

For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you $245.00. For every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, Microsoft will pay you $243.00 and for every third person that receives it, You will be paid $241.00. Within two weeks, Microsoft will contact you for your address and then send you a check.
Regards. Charles S Bailey
General Manager Field Operations
1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or
904-1085 or RNX 292-1085
Charles_Bailey@csx.com

I thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me for my address and within days, I received a check for $24,800.00. You need to respond before the beta testing is over. If anyone can afford this, Bill Gates is the man. It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many people as possible. You are bound to get at least $10,000.00. We're not going to help them out with their e-mail beta test without getting a little something for our time. My brother's girlfriend got in on this a few months ago. When I went to visit him for the Baylor/UT game. She showed me her check. It was for the sum of $4,324.44 and was stamped "Paid in full" . Like I said before, I know the law, and this is for real. Intel and AOL are now discussing a merger which would make them the largest Internet company and in an effort make sure that AOL remains the most widely used program, Intel and AOL are running an e-mail beta test. When you forward this e-mail to friends, Intel can and will track it (if you are a Microsoft Windows user) for a two week time period. Try it; What have you got to lose.

I think they were talking about the home user market, not the corporate market.

exactly, any self respecting company runs its email from its own server. as I use mine for my business related correspondence.

What this is, is a definate partnership, shown without a doubt to the world and most importaintly to microsoft. (btw No Brakes that email is a older than piss hoax.) What I'm taking it as there is a committment between two giants, that microsoft has no control over. Both companies have huge end user reach, which is growing daily. I'm just waiting for a linux distributer to pop into the fray... now that would really get interesting.
Free functional dependable OS, widly supported, secure and dependable, used and not limited to two installs.. ie. if you loose your harddrive with xp, and need to format more than once... due to gaping security holes that we refuse to adress until months later, even after every geek site has them posted and is screaming FIX IT OR GIVE US THE DAMN CoDE And WE WiLL!! ummm 200 bucks please, ty bill gates.

going to be a fun one to watch.

art

Thanks, Art...I thought so. My thought on it was that when news of any related sort as you initially posted appears, that someone trots the darned thing out.

How many corporations have given up on Microsoft Outlook and moved their mail service to GMAIL?

My guess, an infinitesimally number, if any. Most companies are not going to want to move sensitive, confidential information to Google servers.

Email clients and email servers are very different things. Outlook is the former; GMail the latter.

Thanks, Art...I thought so. My thought on it was that when news of any related sort as you initially posted appears, that someone trots the darned thing out.

heheh np, and thanks for the full page text of bs.

as for this it wasn't "trotted out"

it was mearly a nicely condenced summary of articals such as this one...
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-10-04T172334Z_01_DIT461895_RTRIDST_0_TECH-SUN-GOOGLE-DC.XML&archived=False

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