Google Enters Microsoft Office’s Turf with Mixed Results - NYTimes.com

Big bets on Google Apps combined with Google+

Microsoft says Google’s efforts are hardly noticeable. But Google executives say that more and bigger companies are signing up for the cloud service.

Possibly more important to Google is the way that Apps helps Google build social networks inside business. If successful, it would be a threat to Microsoft’s biggest division and would create another inroad in its struggle with Facebook to dominate users’ online lives.

Google Enters Microsoft Office’s Turf with Mixed Results - NYTimes.com