Google's mandate to compete with Microsoft Office comes from the very top

Why would a search advertising company want to make business software? It's been a lingering question for more than 9 years, ever since Google started to offer Google Apps, including Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive, to schools, startups, and big companies — especially since it puts the search giant in constant conflict with Microsoft Office.  Now, we finally have an answer.  According to Rich Rao, Head of Global Sales at Google Apps for Work, that continued push for Google Apps for Wo...