Google makes nearly all of its money on advertising, rather than on software licenses. In 2010, Google earned $28.2 billion in advertising revenue, only $1.1 billion in non-advertising revenue. It’s possible Google could shift away from Google Apps to focus on other areas, Gartner analyst says. It remains to be seen how committed new CEO Larry Page will be to enterprise customers, he says. Google has gained “more channel partner momentum” with managed services providers.”]
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