Goodbye, Lotus 1-2-3

walterbyrd writes "In 2012, IBM started retiring the Lotus brand. Now 1-2-3, the core product that brought Lotus its fame, takes its turn on the chopping block. IBM stated, 'Effective on the dates listed below, [June 11, 2013] IBM will withdraw from marketing part numbers from the following product release(s) licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement:' IBM Lotus 123 Millennium Edition V9.x, IBM Lotus SmartSuite 9.x V9.8.0, and Organizer V6.1.0. Further, IBM stated, 'Customers will no longer be able to receive support for these offerings after September 30, 2014. No service extensions will be offered. There will be no replacement programs.'"

Re:How about cutting Notes?

[Joehonkie]

I'd take Outlook in a second over Notes.

I'd take PINE over either. And I don't even like PINE.

Re:The original /.

[cdrudge]

God, it brings back memories: ...8 1/2" floppies

Things are always remembered bigger then what they really were.

Re:How about cutting Notes?

[sl4shd0rk]

I'd take PINE over either. And I don't even like PINE.

You mean Emacs, VI doesn't even- oh wait, wrong discussion.

Re:How about cutting Notes?

[Rob the Bold]

Lotus Notes may well be the worst piece of software ever to exist (even if you include blatant malware in the competition). It is technically considered a "groupware" platform, but in practice it's almost exclusively used as an email/calendaring client, and it absolutely sucks at that, lacking the most basic features every other email program takes for granted.

From my experience with Notes, it is (apparently) impossible to configure and use the scheduling function in a way that improves group/department/team/business in any way. I'd get invited to dumb meetings, and just to be a smartass, I'd reply I couldn't make it and that the company truck would be attending in my place. Instead of being insulted or irritated with me, my colleagues and bosses would just assume that Notes had somehow screwed up my response and ask if another time would work better for me.

A waste of perfectly good passive-aggression.

Re:How about cutting Notes?

[Just Some Guy]

That actually sounds great: "I was here when the company-mandated calendar app told me to be." Someone else gets the blame, and you got to skip a meeting. I don't see a downside.

Re:How about cutting Notes?

[larry bagina]

PINE Is Not EMACS.

Re:How about cutting Notes?

[ColdWetDog]

Slashdot, and in fact the Internet as a whole, has neither the time nor storage to do that subject justice.