One cant help but giggle in glee when the gorillas of tech, Google and Microsoft, fight it out. It is THE tech battle of our times. The fights have been growing particularly vicious over the last month around the time Microsoft released the public beta of Office 365, the rebranded version of BPOS, its online communication and collaboration suite. Although Google does not have a substantial presence in the business market yet with Google Apps, Microsoft sees it as a big threat in the future, which explains its recent attempts to thump down Google's products.
Punch 1) Microsoft accuses Google of lying about Apps for government. This can be seen as Microsoft's revenge for the Google Apps suit last year, where it sued the Department of Interior for allegedly giving Microsoft an unfair advantage in its bidding process. Google went on to win an injuction in that suit. One of Google's points was that Microsoft's solution lacked FISMA, the security certification required the government for government contracts. Waiting for a chance to bite back, earlier this month, Microsoft accused Google of lying about having FISMA for its Google Apps for Government.
