Google Apps Marketplace opens for business, for business

Google's certainly made some enterprise inroads with Google Apps, and now it's opened the door for other cloud-based service providers to build on that success: it's launching Google Apps Marketplace to sell third-party web apps that integrate with the Apps suite. The apps are sold as a subscription, with both monthly and annual pricing, and the billing is all handled by Google. Since it's all targeted at the enterprise, the apps themselves are pretty dry -- we're talking notables like Intuit Online Payroll, eFax, and TripIt -- but it's pretty easy to see how Google could build a similar consumer-level marketplace into Gmail and Google Calendar sometime in the future. And then? Skynet. Video after the break.

[BlackedOut Posted Mar 10th 2010 1:55PM]

Don't mean to be a smartass, but isn't it supposed to be:

Google Apps Marketplace opens for business, for businessES

[Dick Lynch Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:05PM]

@BlackedOut Maybe Engadget needs o MIND it's business, for the sake of business.

[aks Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:31PM]

@BlackedOut

i think what nilay means is that google has opened its apps marketplace for businessES, thereby enhancing its own business (expanding its business and profits)

[Nilay Patel Posted Mar 10th 2010 3:03PM]

@BlackedOut See, I did it wrong on purpose, because I wanted to make a joke. We have them, sometimes.

[CrackedButter Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:00PM]

I don't get it, explain the joke please. At the moment it looks like something from the Department of the Redundancy Department.

[pika2000 Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:03PM]

Wow, subscription apps. Microsoft probably looked and said "Hey, that's what we want to do."

[Mr Oos Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:05PM]

Definitely going Skynet asap. At least the motto is 'Don't be evil'. We should be fine...

[Jeremiah Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:05PM]

This is probably going to take over. We welcome you Google overlords!!!!

[TomSawyer Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:06PM]

i'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers.

[Langdon Alger Posted Mar 10th 2010 3:59PM]

@TomSawyer Yo, Jimmy 2-times, you on here too, paisan?

[qaz Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:23PM]

What about security? Is there any admission process in place, like in Apple? What are the polices? I am not in favor of control, but to some extend it would ease my mind.

[chosenone1 Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:26PM]

Patiently waiting for when Google releases virtual mind. They gonna say oh its just to speed up searches in google web browser but secretly its a plot to take over the world *cue pink and the brain theme music*

[mamoore1982 Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:29PM]

Is every single one of these subscription based? Will there be, or is there already, anything offered for free?

[n2whyteguyz Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:58PM]

The day Engadget ever mentioned something called "Google Apps" before this must have been some day I couldn't make it to the computer. Did they at least explain what it was then?

[dzeikei Posted Mar 10th 2010 4:57PM]

@n2whyteguyz

Google apps started service 2 years ago. Do you need explanation of this "Google" thing too?

[savagemike Posted Mar 10th 2010 2:58PM]

Kind of funny how google is realizing this pay-to-play app-in-the-clouds marketplace which MS has lusted after for so long.
I have to say I have been converted somewhat to the idea of cloud living.
But I am not as sure when it comes to paying for it continuously.

[gpmoo7 Posted Mar 10th 2010 3:33PM]

We want the same website for Android apps.

[qlimax Posted Mar 10th 2010 5:30PM]

@gpmoo7
I couldn't agree more!

[jrizzo Posted Mar 10th 2010 5:29PM]

It's for the business market, not the consumer market - because it features mostly enterprise-centric apps and because you have to have a Google domain account which costs an additional $50/year - per user I think. Your average individual isn't going to pay $50 just for the privelage of being able to spend more money.

[Dafrety Posted Mar 10th 2010 5:48PM]

@jrizzo
Xbox Live Gold says "Hi."

[MattyTheG Posted Mar 10th 2010 6:47PM]

I'm surprised Apple hasn't already patented this.