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What is wrong with Google Apps? $50 per user per year with SLA http://www.google.com/apps/ http://www.google.com/apps/

• jemka 15y ago
  >What is wrong with Google Apps? $50 per user per year with SLA The article isn't a plea to pay for gmail, which you probably inferred from reading the title or first paragraph.
  • mhiceoin 15y ago
    No, I certainly read the whole thing. With Google Apps you get all the support (SLA, uptime, phone contact) along with data ownership (by using an offline mail client for example).
    • scott_s 15y ago
      Data ownership was only one point. Address ownership was the other.
      • cwp 15y ago
        Which you can also have with Google Apps.
      • blasdel 15y ago
        …which you also get with Google Apps. There's no way to set it up without owning a domain!
• krobertson 15y ago
  He himself says he uses a small email host at $40/year, but paying for Google Apps is essentially the exact same thing as what he is doing. He point of "its just IMAP" is mute. Gmail supports IMAP. Regardless of how reliable it is on and ongoing basis, if you look at it for the ability to export your data, its the same as what he has. It sounds like his point is to use a smaller service. A smaller service would be less complex, but services that are bigger are likely popular for a reason. A car that is a best seller is worth considering buying. You don't want to avoid a best seller just because its a best seller.