End of an Era: After a 30 Year Run, IBM Drops Support For Lotus 1-2-3

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 2, 2014 @06:25AM from the final-death-knell-is-the-best-one dept.

klubar writes Although it has been fading for years, the final death knell came recently for the iconic Lotus 1-2-3. In many ways, Lotus 1-2-3 launched the PC era (and ensured the Apple II success), and once was a serious competitor for Excel (and prior to that Multiplan and VisiCalc). Although I doubt if anyone is creating new Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets, I'm sure there are spreadsheets still being used who trace their origin to Lotus 1-2-3, and even Office 2013 still has some functions and key compatibility with Lotus 1-2-3. Oh, how far the mighty have fallen.

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Notes? by JaySSSS · 2014-10-02 07:05 · Score: 4, Insightful

Now if they would only do the same with Notes!
Re:Notes next? by sunderland56 · 2014-10-02 08:03 · Score: 4, Insightful

please please please kill Notes.
Lotus 1-2-3: universally loved, ground breaking program: killed off.
Lotus Notes: universally hated me-too program: still survives.