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Transition to Google Gmail in Australian Schools

Australian public schools shift to Google's Gmail, ditching Microsoft products. New South Wales & TAFE now part of the system with 1.3 million users targeted by 2008. Explore the cost comparison, email storage, lawsuit, and personal opinion on why Google is preferred.

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Transition to Google Gmail in Australian Schools

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  1. Australian Schools Boot Microsoft forGoogle GmailBy: Devin McCullough

  2. Australian public school system • An Australian public school system starts using Google’s Gmail rather than Microsoft products. • New South Wales and TAFE (Technical and Further Education) are part of the school system. • Plans to have 1.3 million users by the end of 2008

  3. Google versus Microsoft Products • Google over a three year period costs about $9.1 million • Microsoft valued at $33 million over a three year period • Microsoft’s contract was renegotiated and reduced to one year http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/images/uploads/google-microsoft_1.jpg

  4. Email Storage Capacity • Google’s Gmail stores up to 6GB per mailbox • The other only stored up to 35MB

  5. Lawsuit • Google gets sued • Alleged of copying the gMove tool and producing their own free solution • Google now has about 50 million subscribers costing the other about $950 million

  6. My Opinion! If I had to choose one of these products I would choose Google due to the fact that Microsoft is expensive. I have Microsoft products and I really like them, but if I can get the same thing for a lot less then I will.

  7. Resources • http://www.pcworld.com/article/185386/google_vs_microsoft_its_going_to_get_worse_in_2010.html • http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=4170

  8. Bibliography • LaDuke, W. (2009). Australian schools boot Microsoft for Google Gmail. THE Journal, Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/home.aspx • Google images. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://images.google.com/ • http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/images/uploads/google-microsoft_1.jpg

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