Google Apps adverts are to be slapped on billboards across major US cities fro today in an attempt to grab businesses away from Microsoft’s Office Suite.

Google are desperate to be taken seriously in the corporate world, where some customers still remain reluctant to change from Microsoft to Google Apps. Microsoft’s latest office suite 2010 is due to be released next year.

One thing that Google should perhaps remind themselves of is that Microsoft have been doing this sort of thing for a number of years, and that they are far from shy when it comes to putting millions into flashy advertising.
Source – theregister.co.uk