Goodbye, Lotus 1-2-3

Posted by timothy on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @01:31AM from the 3-2-1-zero dept.

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.'"

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Re:How about cutting Notes? by Joehonkie · 2013-05-21 01:41 · Score: 5, Funny

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 /. by cdrudge · 2013-05-21 01:56 · Score: 5, Funny

God, it brings back memories: ...8 1/2" floppies
Things are always remembered bigger then what they really were.
Re:How about cutting Notes? by sl4shd0rk · 2013-05-21 02:08 · Score: 5, Funny

I'd take PINE over either. And I don't even like PINE.
You mean Emacs, VI doesn't even- oh wait, wrong discussion.

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Re:How about cutting Notes? by larry+bagina · 2013-05-21 03:16 · Score: 5, Funny

PINE Is Not EMACS.

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