Google Axes Free Google Apps For Businesses

New submitter Macfox writes "In a move to focus on serving small business better, Google has axed the popular free edition of Google Apps for businesses. From Dec 6th, it will not be possible to sign up for the free edition. In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, Google's senior vice president in charge of Google Apps said Google wants to provide small businesses that use the free version of the software with dedicated customer support — something only paying customers currently get. 'We're not serving them well,' he said of the free users." Google's blog post notes that "this change has no impact on our existing customers, including those using the free version."

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Re:What about families?

[DogDude]

A person who isn't willing to pay $400/year for 50 email addresses and all of the associated services is somebody that Google and any other rational, for-profit company would not want for a customer. In essence, they're firing customers like yourself. It's a smart move, and it's business 101.