Microsoft Vs. Google: An E-mail Showdown at L.A. City Hall

The city of Los Angeles has a decision to make. You see, the city’s old school e-mail system is pretty outdated and in need of a major overhaul. But like most other municipal governments, the budget for new tech systems is pretty tight these days. And so, city officials have been weighing the option of jumping on board with a cloud offering.

It’s a contract worth $7.25 million, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. But, in the long-run, it’s worth so much more than that. Los Angeles is the second largest city in the U.S. and scoring a contract to overhaul and modernize the e-mail system could be a major score for either company.

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