Analyst's View: 6 Reasons Your SMB Might Choose Office 2010 Over Google Apps ...
And then there's the cost. Organizations with under 20 employees may find Google's solutions compelling, considering that the business-oriented Google Apps (which, again, includes Google Docs) is $50.00 per user, per year vs. $499 for the Office 2010 Professional (which allows just two PC installations). The upfront costs may cause a companies to hesitate before shelling out for Office 2010, though there are cheaper versions of the suite—$279 for the Home and Business Edition, which omits Access and Publisher. Still, if you want to set up your own Exchange and Sharepoint servers, that'll quickly raise your costs, as both of these have per-seat costs. Unless you don't need either of these, Google's solution is probably more affordable.
These considerations aside, however, there are some concerns, which, if they apply to you, make Office 2010 the obvious choice. Here are 6 reasons your company might pick Office 2010 over Google Apps for Business.
