Google vs Microsoft: A Guide to the Battle
Posted: July 09, 2009
By: mashable.com
Last night, Google jumped directly into Microsoft’s home turf by announcing Google Chrome OS, its new operating system for PCs and netbooks. And while we’re still debating whether it will take down Windows or flop like a fish on land, we tend to forget that this isn’t the first time Google’s challenged Microsoft. In fact, it’s become almost routine.
Whether its operating systems, documents, search, communication, or mobile, the two behemoths have been increasingly butting heads in a war for tech supremacy. Now with Google Chrome OS making headlines, we thought it would be appropriate to perform a straight-up comparison of where the competition between Google and Microsoft stands. So who’s winning the war? And how will Google Chrome OS affect this longstanding battle? Here’s an overview:……..[read entire story]
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One important battlefront in this War is the “business SaaS” arena, which Google’s poster boy Google Apps represents, and Microsoft’s new product Microsoft BPOS represents. I ran into a good comparison of these products - http://www.hyperoffice.com/google-apps-vs-microsoft-bpos/