The attack came in a statement on Monday, the same day Google signed a deal with Capgemini to promote its office-productivity software among businesses.
Capgemini, a global consulting firm, is to offer desktop support and installation services to large corporations running Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE), the premium version of Google's Web-based package. Google Apps includes a word processor, calendar and mail functions, and so is a direct rival to Microsoft Office.
In its statement, Microsoft laid out 10 questions it wanted users considering Google Apps to ask themselves.
Source: news.com.com
As with most yelps of anguish, this says more about the yelper than the yelpee. The irony of Microsoft slinging accusations of bad deadline management is one thing; the fact that the company was driven to make such counterproductive claims is proof that the Capgemini blow struck home — hard.
While Microsoft is a master of enterprise-grade fear, uncertainty and doubt, such tactics fail if the recipients know better. Enterprises are full of people who already use Microsoft and Google products: Microsoft products because they have to, Google products because they want to. Microsoft is preaching to the converted — but these converts are on the other side.
Source: news.zdnet.co.uk
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