[prewett]

Quit reading after it suggested Lotus Notes was a Microsoft product [1], which it wasn't. The last time I used it, about 2002, it had become an IBM product. If the basic facts aren't right, I'm not interested in the conclusions.

[1] "... what made Notes so important to Microsoft ..."

[fastsquirrel]

+1. Surprised no one else is calling this out.

In fact back then Notes was one of the main competitors to Office/Sharepoint.