Originally Posted By: itguy08
People are moving towards hosted e-mail. Some will move to Google, some to O365, some to something else.
This is correct. Cloud-based mail systems have a much lower TCO than on-premises in terms of reduced hardware costs, staffing/maintenance....etc. It makes sense, particularly for SMB's.
Originally Posted By: itguy08
Sucking on the Microsoft teet is poor for most companies. There are better solutions out there.
Better how? That's likely subjective and a viewpoint jaded by personal opinion.
Originally Posted By: itguy08
I can name 4 high profile companies that are NOT going to O365. 2 of them are the most valuable companies in the world, 1 started the PC business, 1 started the online shopping "revolution".
That's all fine and dandy but there are plenty of high profile big orgs that ARE or HAVE gone to Office365. That really isn't a great metric here. Plenty of EDU's, States/Provinces and large orgs are using it. In fact according to this article:
https://www.skyhighnetworks.com/cloud-security-blog/surprising-benefits-office-365/
87.3% of businesses are using Office 365.
That's a lot.
Note that my intention isn't to force anybody to like any one product here. I've used most of them and like and dislike parts of each of them. But I'm also not willing to completely discount a product or shrug off its presence in the market simply because I don't like it. Plenty of folks dislike Microsoft and by extension, the products they make. We all have our own biases, realizing that and trying to be objective is a big part of the battle.