Re: FYI: Worst 25 Tech Products of All Time

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

Per "Lotus Notes as an email client"...

On 5/26/06, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You have to understand, it is a really popular alternative to MS.  And
> that strikes a friendly chord with the author.


Rob, what took you so long to respond?  ;-)

I'm *all* for MS alternatives.  That's why I use Firefox, Thunderbird, Open
Office, Irfanview, etc. on any computer I have control over.

But "popular"???  We *are* still talking about Lotus Notes, right?  Popular
by whose reckoning?

Educate me if I'm way off, as you have far more experience with Lotus Notes
than do I, but does anyone buy Lotus Notes just for the email "client"?  Was
Lotus Notes designed from the get-go to be an email client?  My impression
is that email is just a another Lotus Notes database application, as in
"hey, we can create an email client appllication for Lotus Notes!" and, so,
it comes off as something that works, but is not anywhere flexible or easy
to use as a "real" email client.

- Dan