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It comes with features like 24/7 phone support and a 25GB inbox

Businesses can no longer use the free version of Google Apps -- instead, they must use a premium business version for $50 per year.

Google announced yesterday that businesses, which previously had the choice between the basic, free version of Google Apps or the premium, paid version, must now choose the latter. The offering is called Google Apps for Business, and it features more business-friendly options for an annual fee. The apps include Gmail and Google Drive.

The new features include 24/7 phone support for any issue, a 25GB inbox and a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee with no scheduled downtime. Businesses of all sizes are instructed to use this version for $50 a year.

Why is Google forcing businesses into this direction? According to the tech giant, businesses tend to outgrow the basic version and have increasing needs in order to run their establishment. This new, paid version guarantees that Google can offer them what they need.

Google will keep the basic, free version for individuals, and will also continue offering Google Apps for Education for free. Google Apps for Government will stay at its normal $50 per year as well.

Source: The Official Google Enterprise Blog


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RE: Interesting business model
By messele on 12/9/2012 3:09:31 AM , Rating: 2
Those standards only stop third parties from getting in and they also cover integrity, they do not prevent Google from mining the data at all, so irrelevant.

Maybe they do mine this surface, maybe they don't but there is no way I'm storing anything anywhere unless it's encrypted at my end by my rules.

Wonder why Google don't offer this fundamental protection yet many others do...


RE: Interesting business model
By sprockkets on 12/9/2012 10:42:57 PM , Rating: 2
Dude, the only reason for data mining is to display ads that are relevant to you. It's kinda pointless to mine data that they can't use since they don't serve ads.

Think of it this way, it's Exchange in the "cloud" just as MS offers the same competing service. Both have had to prove their integrity to gov agencies before they would win bids for their service.


RE: Interesting business model
By thecolorblue on 12/11/2012 7:55:08 AM , Rating: 2
just as there is no reason for google to snoop on people's private wifi

and when google says they will do something they will... as in when they were ordered to delete illegally acquired 'wifi snoop data' in europe... and google promised to delete the data... except then they didn't

in closing, you're a fool


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