🖼 💰Google significantly cuts the prices of commercial software for US federal agencies, challenging Microsoft's dominance

💰Google Slashes Business Software Prices for US Federal Agencies, Challenging Microsoft's Dominance

Google will offer discounts of up to 71% on commercial application software packages for US federal agencies. Aiming to take advantage of the cost - cutting policies during the Trump administration, Google intends to break Microsoft's long - standing dominance in the government software market. This agreement with the US General Services Administration (GSA), if rolled out across the government, is expected to save federal agencies up to $2 billion. The discount is valid until September 30, and the pricing will be based on "government - wide usage" rather than the lower discounts in previous individual agency agreements. Omdia estimates that Microsoft held approximately 85% of the US government software market share in 2021. Google is enhancing its products by adding Gemini - powered AI features to its Workspace suite, hoping to gain a larger share of consumer, enterprise, and government budgets.

(Reuters)

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