Google Apps Marketplace Opens
On March 9, Google opened the Google Apps Marketplace, where apps can be used with Google Apps and are sold to help businesses and users. Here is the description of the Marketplace from Google:
“The Google Apps Marketplace offers products and services designed for Google users, including installable apps that integrate directly with Google Apps. Installable apps are easy to use because they include single sign-on, Google’s universal navigation, and some even include features that integrate with your domain’s data.”
Google Market Apps
With the opening of the marketplace, it seems Google is moving further and further towards the cloud and away from the desktop. This does go with Google’s train of thought, as one of the executives from there recently stated that desktops will be obsolete in 3 years. Only one questions remains, will there be a competitor that can match what Google is doing?
With Yahoo and Bing recently getting the approval for a sort of merge, one would hope that they could crawl from behind and give Google a run for its money. But with many different apps being pushed out by Google, it will be very tough for this to happen. We shall see what the future holds for the search engines.