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color=#0000ff size=2>My argument against is fanatical, er financial.
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color=#0000ff size=2>I like to compare it to Novell and Microsoft in the early
90s. Novell Netware was the leader and Microsoft NT had just come on the
scene. There was an expensive per-seat licensing scheme for Novell
and Microsoft had a one license, everybody in licensing scheme. This got
MS into companies and made them dominant and pretty much killed Novell even
though the NT server product at the time was not as stable as Novell. Now
you have to buy MS Client Access licenses in addition to server licenses
for every client that connects.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>So right now SaaS and the cloud is cheap but as soon as
everyone is on there will be rising subscription pricing and endless revenue
streams for providers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>My advice to anyone getting on, is to make sure they have
an exit strategy and understand the requirements to get
off/out.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>And I didn't even get into my security and
privacy concerns, particularly with Google.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=593443121-16042010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>-Nate</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> cialug-bounces@cialug.org
[mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jim
Asbille<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 16, 2010 4:30 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Central
Iowa Linux Users Group<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Cialug] "Going
Google"<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Is going Google such a bad idea? Cloud computing can be very
beneficial for companies.<BR><BR><BR clear=all>Jim Asbille, MSM<BR>registered
Linux user number 388067 <BR><BR>"Focusing your life solely on making a buck
shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because
it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you
realize your true potential." -- Barack Obama<BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Todd Walton <SPAN
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href="mailto:tdwalton@gmail.com">tdwalton@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2wq4ihfovDQMjFjZDFiY2MtODE2Ni00OTYxLTk2NjktOWUxMWE2NTFlYTgz&hl=en"
target=_blank>http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2wq4ihfovDQMjFjZDFiY2MtODE2Ni00OTYxLTk2NjktOWUxMWE2NTFlYTgz&hl=en</A><BR><BR>"Going
Google" means switching your business to Google Apps. C'mon<BR>guys!
Let's spread the word!<BR><BR>...I found this groan-worthy ad on the
back side of this week's Economist.<BR><FONT
color=#888888><BR>--<BR>Todd<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Cialug
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