The END *is* Nigh (and google caused it)
Despite being called a cynic and a liar when I wrote that after Google Inc became an ICANN registrar, it signified the impending end of hosted services, it sadly transpires that i was correct…
The growth of GoogleMail (GMail) which has largely obliterated Yahoo and Hotmail as a free email service, has now been joined by “Google Tools” for your domain.
details the myriad of *FREE* services now available from Google branded with your domain :
- Free GMail for your domain - (address)@yourdomain.com
- Free GoogleTalk - the big G’s appalling Jabber client
- Free GoogleCalendar - online scheduling for your workforce
- Free Google WebBuilder - online web design tool
- Free Hosting
Thats it. The long-standing high-quality business hosts will have to find alternate business models, and the cheapo hosts may as simply pack up if users can get it free …
