Zoho to Beat Microsoft and Google: Only billions in Sales to Go!
Hey, Microsoft and Google, did you know that not only has Zoho ”been running circles” around you in online office apps BUT the blogosphere’s favorite underdog is on its way to “become a giant and create the next great business software platform.”
So proudly hails the Zoho blog, courtesy of fan, Jason Hiner, CNET TechRepublic executive editor.
How so? Just look at what Zoho has accomplished in the “last few weeks,” Hiner exhorts: Start & Business.
Zoho Start, ”a user dashboard for files” and Zoho Business, the not ready for enterprise prime time Zoho Google Apps Premiere wannabe.
Microsoft and Google have the time, and money, to stop an impending Zoho Web Office virtual landslide, though.
Microsoft Business Division latest fiscal year report: $16.4 billion in revenues. Google’s latest fiscal year sales: $10.6 billion.
Zoho revenues? Zoho recently confided, in its own forums:
We are still in Beta and have some amount of work to be done before we remove the beta tag. We haven’t decided on our revenue model yet. When we come out of beta, we will definately announce our revenue model. Few things we can tell at this point:
1) There will always be a free version for personal use.
2) We might have a free version for Non Profitabloe Organizations and Educational Institutions.
We can assure that our charges will be very nominal…
Nominal? i.e., cheaper than the already rockbottom $50 Google Apps Premiere!
Zoho game plan to catch up with eveyone’s favorite ”richest man in the world”? Sell millions of Zoho Business @ $40 a pop, starting next year, hopefully.
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