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​Microsoft vs. Google
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  • Is Google ready for your business?
    • ​Google Apps is an ever-changing solution with experimental features that can increase complexity and the need for change management and training.
    • When your business needs help, Google Apps support falls short of delivering the kind and level of support you demand.

    See why customers choose Microsoft over Google
    The Enterprise-proven solution
    • ​Your organization has diverse needs. With Microsoft, you can deliver the right set of tools for the right users—all with appropriate layers of security and compliance technologies. 
    • Microsoft Online offers a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee with a financially backed SLA. And our 24/7 IT-level phone support is ready to provide help whenever you need it.
  • Limited and incomplete functionality
    • ​Google Apps isn’t familiar to most information workers and it’s oversimplified. In fact, Google’s own executives admit they don’t believe their tools can replace Microsoft Office.
    • Using Google Docs often leads to frustration with loss of document integrity and loss of formatting.
    An unsurpassed productivity experience
    • ​Confidently share information with your customers and colleagues knowing that Office documents are commonly accepted inside and outside your organization.
    • Access your content virtually anywhere across PC, phone, and browser

    See the Word Web App vs. Google Documents demo
  • One size fits none
    • ​Google customers are given an ultimatum when it comes to delivery options and licensing availability. And because Google Apps delivers its solutions online only, clients are left with no choice but to move to the cloud immediately.

    Check out the hidden costs of Google Apps
    Delivering the cloud on your terms
    • ​Microsoft offers licensing options designed for organizations of all size so you can select only the features you need and control your costs. 
    • Not ready to fully embrace the cloud? No problem—Microsoft provides the flexibility to build a hybrid solution so your people can share information on premise or in the cloud.
       



 

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  • "What concerned us most about Google was what we called their ‘roach motel’ approach to the cloud - once you go in, there’s no way out."

    Chris Pyle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Champion Solutions Group

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  • "I made several unsuccessful attempts to contact Google for help. This ‘free’ Google service was hardly free in terms of time and frustration."

    Jared Morgan, Chief Technology Officer, Bradshaw & Weil

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  • "The Outlook Connector for Google Apps was dreadfully broken. As an IT Director, it was a nightmare for me."

    Jake Harris, Director of IT, Aisle7

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  • "Frankly, the Google value proposition is cost based, and once you take that away, what’s left?"

    Olivier Baldassari, Chief Information Officer, Rexel

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  • "Using the Google solution meant we would lose our strategic investment in a Microsoft infrastructure."

    Alison Ross, Head of Service Support, Trader Media Group

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  • "Gmail collapses conversations into single threads, which makes it easy to accidentally forward an entire conversation."

    Tina Parfitt, Head of IT, VINCI PLC

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  • "With Microsoft, we got collaboration capabilities and the full, rich experience of Office, instead of a very limited environment with Google."

    David R. Robinson, Senior Vice President and CIO, Overland Solutions

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  • "Simply put: The Microsoft solution works better than Google Apps. I can quickly find all the information I need, so I can get more work done."

    Derek Major, Chief Executive Officer, Eligeo IT

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  • "We didn’t feel that Google Apps was an enterprise-class solution compared to the robust package of capabilities in Microsoft Business Productivity Online."

    Chris Pyle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Champion Solutions Group

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  • "I’d have to solve the various problems our employees experienced when they tried to make Google Apps work with their day-to-day tasks."

    Jared Morgan, Chief Technology Officer, Bradshaw & Weil

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  • "The problems [with Google Apps] were threatening operational efficiency and creating staff issues."

    Andrew Jamieson, Acting Chief Information Officer at ASPEQ Limited.

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  • "I was tired of the headaches with Google Apps. I’m quite excited to be using tried-and-true Microsoft products."

    Jake Harris, Director of IT, Aisle7

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