Motorola Mobile Devices ditches Microsoft Office for Google Apps

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s Office software suite has enjoyed almost unrivaled domination of the enterprise productivity software market for years now, but the tides are changing. And companies like Motorola (NYSE: MOT) are leading the charge. Business Insider reports that Motorola ’s Mobile Devices Division (a.k.a mobile phone division) will be replacing some Microsoft Office services with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Apps as the company’s collaboration/communication platform . The move will net Google another 20,000 users of its enterprise Google Apps service, and should help lower Motorola’s operating costs.

What kind of costs? Motorola will be saving on costs associated with backing up email, managing email, disaster recovery, software, servers and updates. Surely, these costs are minimal for individuals and small businesses. But, when your enterprise is comprised of tens of thousands of users, the costs can start to get significant. So much so that Google’s enterprise Google Apps service is a cheaper and more efficient option. And, Google Apps is getting more integrated into mobile phones to boot!

Here’s what Motorola has to say on the matter:

[Via: BusinessInsider]