All my domains are using google apps services for email, calendar and other services, email services is one which i mostly use on all of my domains google apps has served me more than i expected in this case and i am very much relying googles reliable email service which has almost 99% uptime. today morning i got a google apps newsletter in my inbox stating that they are reducing free user limit from 50 to mere 10 i think the company which has a slogan "Don't be evil" is becoming evil and less generous towards the common users.
Well the good news is that limit is not enforced on existing users google has committed to give the promised services which agreed to give during the signup for google apps, i know many of my friends who run small business with 20 -30 employees are heavily relied on google custom email and apps but for new users who want same number of users will have to shell out 2500$ more for a year, google says this limit will be applied for the users who signup for google apps after may 10 so if you have a domain its better to signup for google apps now before its too late.
When i first signed for google apps in late 2008 there was 200 users limit and extra users could be add on special request see the below pic, request for extra users is still enabled as per commitment
below is the screenshot of the dashboard of domain for google apps which is signed in 2010 with 50 users limit google restricted 50 users limit from jan 14 2009 and they also removed request for extra users who signed up after jan14
I think the limit posed by the google for standard edition is too less at-least it should have limited for 25 users it is a real loss for bloggers, very small business who cannot afford business plan and other causal domain users, i am very much surprised how google bought down the number from 200 to just 10 in 2 years.
Well the good news is that limit is not enforced on existing users google has committed to give the promised services which agreed to give during the signup for google apps, i know many of my friends who run small business with 20 -30 employees are heavily relied on google custom email and apps but for new users who want same number of users will have to shell out 2500$ more for a year, google says this limit will be applied for the users who signup for google apps after may 10 so if you have a domain its better to signup for google apps now before its too late.
When i first signed for google apps in late 2008 there was 200 users limit and extra users could be add on special request see the below pic, request for extra users is still enabled as per commitment
below is the screenshot of the dashboard of domain for google apps which is signed in 2010 with 50 users limit google restricted 50 users limit from jan 14 2009 and they also removed request for extra users who signed up after jan14
I think the limit posed by the google for standard edition is too less at-least it should have limited for 25 users it is a real loss for bloggers, very small business who cannot afford business plan and other causal domain users, i am very much surprised how google bought down the number from 200 to just 10 in 2 years.
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I could not agree more... 10 user limit is too restrictive for us and too disruptive for our business. At least 25 was expected. Now I have to shift my SME customers to webmail again... :(
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