Article: United States : Microsoft cuts e-mail price in bid to ward off Google.

Byline: Mamta03

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, will cut the price it charges customers to store and run their e-mail systems, a bid to keep Google Inc. from making inroads in the market. Microsoft will now charge US$10 a month per user for its Business Productivity Online Suite, down from US$15, said Vice President Ron Markezich. The company also has signed up new customers such as McDonald's Corp. and AON Corp. Microsoft and Google are seeking customers that want to outsource the management of e-mail systems. The competition has helped buyers negotiate lower rates from Microsoft. Even before the price cut, Rexel SA got Microsoft to slash ...

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