December 7th, 2012

Google Kills Free Google Apps For Business, Now Only Offering Premium Paid Version To Companies Of All Sizes

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Google has announced a change to Google Apps for Business — ending the free version of the product, offering only its Premium version which costs $50 per user, per year, regardless of the size of the company. Existing Google Apps for business users who have free accounts get to carry on without paying the subscription fee but businesses wanting to sign up from now with have to pay. → Read More

July 3rd, 2012

Free Google Apps Sign Up Page Removed — A Sign of New Changes to Come?

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It used to be that you could go to the Google Apps front page and easily sign up for a free account. But now it is a bit different.

The Google Apps choice is not available anymore on the Google Apps home page.  You can still get a free Google Apps account. But the only way to do that is by signing up for  a 30-day free trial to its premium Goole Apps for Business service. What happens after… → Read More

May 11th, 2011

One (Small) Hidden Cost Of Chromebooks For Business: Google Apps Not Included

If there was any question about Google’s commitment to Chrome OS, you clearly haven’t been following day two of Google I/O today. It’s all Google is talking about. And in every way possible. But the biggest angle being talked about is probably the opportunity for businesses.

And that makes sense. Getting Chromebooks into the business market solve two problems for Google: Microsoft and a new… → Read More