Most people who quit M365 for Google do it out of spite, but there’s no ROI in that
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); Scriva said Google’s suite can be more cost effective when paired with an Apple Mac or Chromebook. Mac users get lower costs because their machines last longer than PCs, while Chromebook owners save on hardware purchase price but need to replace their machines more often.Those numbers don’t consider the complexity of migrating between the suites, and the cost of moving. He thinks we’re in a new wave of development of productivity suites in which AI assists with content creation.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); Scriva said Google’s suite can be more cost effective when paired with an Apple Mac or Chromebook.
- ▪Mac users get lower costs because their machines last longer than PCs, while Chromebook owners save on hardware purchase price but need to replace their machines more often.Those numbers don’t consider the complexity of migrating between th
- ▪He thinks we’re in a new wave of development of productivity suites in which AI assists with content creation.
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