UC Impact of the Microsoft War with Google
Microsoft has been at war with Google as Microsoft tries to get into the search business. Microsoft was just brushed off by Yahoo in Microsoft’s bid to get an angle on the search and hosted web services market.
What does this mean for Unified Communications? Microsoft needs to have a position in the hosted services consumer business (search..etc) otherwise their plans for unified communications might not pan out. Many Unified Communications gurus miss out the consumer web 2.0 area and its’ impact on UC, but believe me there is a major ‘high ground’ there. The hosted services web services business is a key part of convergence especially the mobility play around UC - hello iPhone.
The recent Microsoft battle with Google has implications to the entire UC market.