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Google Apps for domains which provided essential services like email addresses, calendar, IM and web page builder has been incredibly popular among small business, organization. According to Business Week, Google will soon add Google Docs and Spreadsheet into the list of service provided by them, but soon Google might start charging organization a small subscription fee. However, all those who have subscribed to Google Apps during its initial beta phase will continue to get it for free, even after the beta period.

The word “Organization” is a bit confusing. As per Amit, It does not refer to individual who use Google Apps to manage their personal domains. Competitors include Microsoft which offers a similar package called Office Live. It’s estimated that nearly 250,000 small businesses, the prices start from free to $39.95 a month for a single business. Google is certainly going to make some money and snatch considerable market share from Microsoft.

News Source: Digital Inspirations



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  1. Sad…

    Thats why I was trying to get some money in my Paypal so that I can buy a domain name for my personal site but cant get anything till now :( !

    God! Plz help me and extend the date by the time I get the domain name charge! ;)

  2. I have definitely been displeased with Google lately. They keep making moves that are profitable but ruin their previous image.

  3. read the new on DI, lets see what happens..

    BTW, spelling mistake in title. ;)

  4. Lovedeep: Thanks, Sometimes I make silly typos.

  5. Oh thanks for info, i was too lazy to signup earlier but I did just now so that I don’t miss this great service.

  6. [...] Just as anticipated, Google launched the paid version of Google Apps called Google Apps Premium for business or professional use. The premium package is priced at 50$ per account per year and premium users will get goodies such as 10GB email storage space, option to turn off relevant ads, access to their API and round the clock tech support etc. [...]

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