Google and Sun want Office users
Microsoft, the once all powerful software company in the world is now starting to feel some competition from its competitors. Google and Sun Microsystems are teaming up to create the equivalent of Word processing and spread sheet, for free. This is could cause some huge problems for Microsoft since customers have to buy these products separatley. People are always looking for a free or cheaper version of the real McCoy. If this collaboration between Google and Sun Microsystems becomes a hit, Microsoft will have to come up with newer, cheaper ideas. How do you think Microsoft will handle this new competition? How much will it really affect them? Do they need to worry at all?
3 comments:
I believe that Google and Sun will give Microsoft a run for it's money. As long as the word processor is up-to-speed with Microsoft Word, I belive that people will definitely use the new product, rather than spending $100 dollars to have the Microsoft version put on their computers. I also believe that Microsoft will come up with new features for Word to make it more enticing and user-friendly. If Microsoft wants to keep its business, and if this collaboration has any chance of being a hit (which I think it does), Microsoft will have to step up its game.
I believe the same as Alex. I feel as if Google and Sun are going to team up and make a program that is almost as good as Microsoft Word for free then I think that consumers will definately use the free version. We are in the era of downloading programs, songs, etc. for free so I don't see why people would want to end up paying the $100 for a program when you can get a free version for the same Microsoft bases.
I don't believe that they're will be much of a change in microsofts revenue in that area, considering there are many people who are quite fond of word and the simplicity of it. Also i don't see many people flocking to buy this new program thats going to be free, because it is new and will have many problems at first. Just like all first time programs it will have many bugs and updates that will deter people from using it. I could see quite possibly down the road when they have a good solid program that many people will be downloading it, but who knows if by then if it'll still be free, only time will tell.
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