Joke: “Why did it take God 7 days to create the Earth?”

Answer: “Because He did not have the install base.”

Google Wave has captured a lot of attention since it’s announcement, but it is not production ready and will likely have a “beta” tag on it for years. And years. Microsoft’s BPOS offering is here today. The name does not exactly roll off the tongue; however, it is in production.

Google and Microsoft will battle over the cloud application space. Google’s challenge will be to penetrate the enterprise. Microsoft already has a huge base of enterprise partners and resellers with established relationships. At the end of the day it will be about value, but it is a lot easier if you are the incumbent. Expect Microsoft to leverage its huge base of enterprise partners and get a big footprint for BPOS.

Solid read on Microsoft’s cloud application services at Tom’s Hardware. Check Microsoft’s BPOS: Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining?.

Site: Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite

Happy Friday to my 2 readers.