Google attacks Microsoft cyber failures in effort to steal customers


Google has struggled to persuade customers to ditch Office but says Microsoft’s cybersecurity travails have made customers more open to switching. — Bloomberg

Google is betting Microsoft Corp’s very public cybersecurity failures – along with deep discounts – will persuade corporate and government customers to use the search giant’s productivity software rather than Office.

Government agencies that switch 500 or more users to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus for three years will get one year free and be eligible for a “significant discount” for the rest of the contract, said Andy Wen, the senior director of product management for Workspace.

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