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Microsoft might be a little more scared of Google Apps for Business than it's publicly letting on, according to a new report.
The software giant has, over the last several months, made several moves to stop enterprise customers from adopting Google Apps, according to the Wall Street Journal, which reported on those decisions today. Microsoft has cut pricing on its cloud-based alternative, Office 365, as well as increased commissions it pays to resellers to make the prospect of switching to Google's service less palatable.
According to the Journal, Microsoft has established a "Google Compete" team designed solely to stop its current Office customers from switching to Google Apps. The Compete team's practices weren't fully detailed by the Journal, but in one case, the members tried wooing a major company by inviting executives to Microsoft's Redmond headquarters and showing off product roadmaps.
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