I frequently wonder why as much as 47% of global businesses (according to
one source) continue to run a less secure, less scalable, less stable, less adaptable, and flat-out inferior email solution (i.e., Microsoft Exchange) and seem so content to do so despite basic human reasoning compared to the 43% or so that run Lotus Notes / Domino. Over the years I have developed a number of theories.
Yesterday, I was directed to an interesting press release stating that the Sierra Nevada Corporation (who runs Notes as their email and collaboration solution by the way) has announced that it is ready to begin production of a "ray gun" that is targeted at crowd control, but could theoretically be used to place thoughts in people's heads and may simultaneously cause brain damage. Thankfully, SNC has not tested the technology on their own decision makers. The technology itself has existed for a number of years, but only recently been practically considered for mobile weaponized use.
Connect the dots however you may, but my theory is that improper use of such a technology could potentially cause irrational decisions, such as paying over $300 per user to acquire an office productivity suite and then at least $100 per user per year to protect the ability to upgrade that suite (even though it historically has at least a 4-year release cycle), when there is a perfectly reasonable and free alternative that could work just as well for 80% of the user-base.
All I can say for sure is that the annual Annual Microsoft CEO Summit is much better than “Cats.” I’m going to attend again and again.
1 Dan Sickles Permalink They must be testing nearby. I have this strange compulsion to implement less secure, less scalable, less stable, less adaptable, and flat-out inferior email solutions. It's nothing a good buffet won't cure.
2 Timothy Briley Permalink The irony here is that when I look at the summary of your post here:
bleedyellow.com/blogs/
I see:
"Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style
Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colb... "
Did you create this post by copying the content from a MS product
and pasting here?
3 Scott Hooks Permalink That's not irony. That's proving my point ;-)
4 Timothy Briley Permalink I see that you've corrected the problem. Seriously, what did you do to cause the problem in the first place?
5 Scott Hooks Permalink I did indeed copy and paste the entry from Microsoft Word. It's much better than "Cats". I will use it again and again.
6 Michael Hall Permalink This answer to that question is "Familiarity". Any person in an exec seat today who doesn't want Lotus can only remember the times of Lotus 1-2-3. Those who move into a place that have a full functioning and "customized" IBM environment appreciate the efficiency of the programs installed. But, most executives don't live in that environment. It doesn't help that many of the top people in business see Microsoft everywhere they go; bookstores, electronic stores, phone store, kids mp3 players and video games. Honestly, I don't see IBM anything anywhere I go. Unless I really look for it. Remember this - "Accounting doesn't print reports on how much you saved the company, just how much you keep spending."
Good Luck Scott.
7 Chris Sanchez Permalink I've been stuck using MS Exchange since 2006 and believe me, I fail to understand why more corporate leaders continue to insist on using it when something SO much better is out there!