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techcrunch.com - 1/23/2009

Google Puts The Squeeze On Free Apps

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Google says the vast majority of the 1 million businesses that use Google Apps opt for the free advertising supported version. To make the free option less attractive they’ve been quietly lowering the number of user accounts that can be associated with a free account. Now as businesses ...

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googlesystem.blogspot.com - 1/26/2009

More Signs of a Google Webdrive

— googlesystem.blogspot.com — The long-awaited and much-delayed GDrive is likely to be released in the near future as more pieces of its integration are revealed. Cédric Vergé noticed a change in one of the CSS files for Google Apps: there's a class named "webdrive" and an icon ... (more) More Signs of a Google Webdrive

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blogoscoped.com - 1/21/2009

Google Web Drive and "Cosmo" Discussed in Deleted Document

— blogoscoped.com — During my research for my last post about Google Web Drive , various search engine results kept returning a document that had been deleted from the online document publishing website, Scribd . The site displays the following message explaining its ... (more) Google Web Drive and "Cosmo" Discussed in Deleted Document

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google.com - 1/22/2009

Google Apps for business – details and pricing

— google.com — Google recommends Premier Edition for businesses in the cloud. See our solutions for schools , non-profits and ISPs . * You will be asked to provide a credit card number to sign up for the free Google Apps Premier Edition trial. However, you can ... (more) Google Apps for business – details and pricing

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First Bytes: House Dems, Online Video, Raises
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Google Apps Gets a Little Less Free for Big Businesses
AppScout — ... As TechCrunch points out, the company has--perhaps unsurprisingly--changed the numbers quietly, no doubt seeking more paid users. If it works, Google's in for quite a large new cash flow. Since introducing the software, 10 million users at 1 million business have adopted Apps. ...

Google CEO Hints at Semantic, Contextual Search
Google Watch — ... Speaking of Google's cloud, have you seen that Google is pushing people to its paid version of Google Apps.TechCrunch has; check this out. ...

Google Pushing Apps Freeloaders To Pay Up (GOOG)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Sharp-eyed TechCrunch proprietor Michael Arrington noticed that Google keeps shrinking the number of user accounts per domain that it'll allow new free accounts to use. It's ...

Google whittles down free access to Apps
Betanews — ... Google has been steadily shrinking the number of users it lets access a business' free Google Apps account. When the service first launched, it allowed up to 200 users per business. Then, Google announced its $50 per-user premier platform and the the user limit on free accounts was reduced to 100. Now, Techcrunch reports that the number has shrunk yet again, hitting the 50 mark. Google says there are over 1 million businesses using Google Apps for their collaborative online workspace.

The Danger of Changing The Baseline
louisgray.com — ... basically just limited how big any Twitter-based business can grow.Changing The Baseline The real problem is that these limits appeared long after the API was released. Twitter has consistently removed functionality during peak traffic periods as well. Things like deleting direct messages or viewing older messages often gets disabled. This does not provide a good user experience. Twitter is not the only one doing this either. Google has also recently done this for their Google Apps product. When Google Apps first ...

The total unadulterated idiocy of building software businesses on the shell of Web 2.0
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... The idea that in the current state of the web industry that it makes any sense at all let alone business sense to build on top of something that will either cut you off at the knees or collapse in on itself is nuts. As Rob Diana pointed out recently this cutting off at the knees isn’t being limited to the small boys like Twitter. It is also happening with companies like Google Twitter is not the only one doing this either. Google has also recently done this for their Google Apps product. When Google Apps first launched up to ...