The trouble with going Google: 4 reasons why I got out
CIO - Having been in the enterprise productivity apps game for only three years, Google has made impressive strides with Google Apps, its Web-based messaging and collaboration suite.
Since the 2007 introduction, Google has gone from zero to more than 2 million business customers with high-profile examples including Jaguar Land Rover, Motorola, Konica Minolta and fashion conglomerate Roberto Cavalli.
Google has also won Google Apps deals with government agencies such as City of Orlando and City of Los Angeles (where all is not rosy) and sold statewide school district migrations in Maryland, Oregon, Iowa and Colorado.
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