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Microsoft used to be a boxed software business, now they're transitioning to saas. It's really that simple.
by polyomino 8y ago
Microsoft used to be a boxed software business, now they're transitioning to saas. It's really that simple.
- _bxg1 8y agoRight, but Amazon and Google are arguably better than them at SaaS. AWS is second to none for cloud hosting, and Google is second to none for AI.
- cwyers 8y agoOnly if you ignore the categories of software where Microsoft leads -- Active Directory and Office 365 are SaaS offerings that Microsoft has that are seeing massive adoption, and Microsoft is using that to leverage businesses onto their other cloud offerings.
- gamblor956 8y agoGoogle is second to none for AI. Definitely going to disagree there. While Google has done more work on commercializing piss-poor AI, MS Research has been at the forefront of AI research since before Google learned how to make money. Google is definitely the second fiddle when it comes to AI research, and it's not even close.
- bulldoa 8y agoWhat metric are we basing on here?
- gamblor956 8y agoSince I'm arguing from the research standpoint, published research or citations by other research.
- MagicPropmaker 8y agoReally? Try Office 365 vs Google Docs and get back to me! There's no comparison. Microsoft is better.
- kerng 8y agoI think Microsoft is the best SaaS provider overall. Google has some quirky offerings with GSuites that honestly arent comparable to other enterprise offerings from a quality perspective- especially if you are used to Office, Outlook and AD. And when it comes to cloud computing Google is a distant third.
- barry-cotter 8y agoMicrosoft understands customer service though, and Google refuses to learn. Surely that’s relevant to SaaS.
- kthejoker2 8y agoCloud hosting isn't SaaS. Think productivity, CRM, business apps ...